How do I copy and paste the North West Arrow emoji?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page and the North West Arrow emoji ↖ is copied to your clipboard instantly. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V (Windows) or Command+V (macOS).

How can I type the North West Arrow emoji on my phone?

On iPhone and iPad, copy it from this page and long-press a text field to paste, or use the built-in emoji keyboard. On Android, copy from this page or search the glyph by name in Gboard.

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How to copy and paste ↖ north west arrow

Click the Copy button above and the north west arrow emoji ↖ is on your clipboard instantly - free, no sign-up, no install, works on every device.

Windows: click Copy, then press Ctrl + V in any text field.
macOS: click Copy, then press Command + V. You can also open the Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search for "north west arrow".
iPhone / iPad: tap Copy, long-press a text field, then tap Paste.
Android: tap Copy, long-press a text field, then choose Paste.

What does ↖ mean?

↖ (Unicode U+2196) is the north west arrow emoji. People drop it into chat messages, Instagram and TikTok bios, captions, nicknames, Discord and documents to add a touch of west. Because it is plain text, it renders on every platform without images.