Directional symbols in LaTeX Last Updated : 25 Jul, 2020 Improve Improve Like Article Like Save Share Report Directional symbols are used to point or indicate direction. In its simplest form, it is a triangle, chevron, or concave kite, usually affixed to a line segment or rectangle, and in more complex forms a representation of an actual arrow. These are universally recognized for indicating directions. Our keyboard does not contain arrow symbols, so we use Latex Code to write them. So below are the most used directional symbols with their Latex code. Directional Symbols and their LaTeX Code : TERM SYMBOL LATEX Double left arrow \Leftarrow Double Right arrow \Rightarrow Double headed arrow \leftrightarrow Long left arrow \longleftarrow Long right arrow \longrightarrow Double up arrow \Uparrow Double down arrow \Downarrow Double up arrow \Uparrow Up Down arrow \updownarrow Double up down arrow \Updownarrow Long double headed arrow \longleftrightarrow Hooked left arrow \hookleftarrow Hooked right arrow \hookrightarrow Left harpoon up \leftharpoonup Left harpoon down \leftharpoondown Right harpoon up \rightharpoonup Right harpoon down \rightharpoondown Map to \mapsto Right Left harpoon \rightleftharpoons Long double headed arrow \longleftrightarrow Long maps to \longmapsto Like Article Suggest improvement Next Arrow Symbols in LaTeX Share your thoughts in the comments Add Your Comment Please Login to comment...