A reference can be used to add special characters/symbols to an HTML webpage, an entity name, an entity number, or hexadecimal.

There are three methods for adding arrows in HTML:
- entity number
- entity name
- hexadecimal reference

# Up arrow
| Method    |  Up arrow   |
| --- | --- |
| entity number    | `&#8593`    |
| entity name    |  `&uarr`   |
|  hexadecimal reference   | `&#x2191`    |

# Down arrow
| Method    |  Down arrow   |
| --- | --- |
| entity number    | `&#8595`    |
| entity name    |  `&darr`   |
|  hexadecimal reference   | `&#x2193`    |

# Right arrow
| Method    |  Right arrow   |
| --- | --- |
| entity number    | `&#8594`    |
| entity name    |  `&rarr`   |
|  hexadecimal reference   | `&#x2192`    |

# Left arrow
| Method    |  Left arrow   |
| --- | --- |
| entity number    | `&#8592`    |
| entity name    |  `&larr`   |
|  hexadecimal reference   | `&#x2190;`    |

# Code

<html>
 <head>
 </head>
 <body>
 The up arrow using the entity number: &#8593;
 The up arrow using the entity name: &uarr;
 The up arrow using the hexadecimal reference: &#x2191;
 
 The down arrow using the entity number: &#8595;
 The down arrow using the entity name: &darr;
 The down arrow using the hexadecimal reference: &#x2193;
 
 The right arrow using the entity number: &#8594;
 The right arrow using the entity name: &rarr;
 The right arrow using the hexadecimal reference: &#x2192;
 
 The left arrow using the entity number: &#8592;
 The left arrow using the entity name: &larr;
 The left arrow using the hexadecimal reference: &#x2190;
 </body>
</html>

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> Click [here](https://www.toptal.com/designers/htmlarrows/arrows/) for more information on HTML arrow characters.

How to create the arrow symbol in HTML


Use these methods to add arrows in HTML: 
- Up: &#8593, &uarr, &#x2191 
- Down: &#8595, &darr, &#x2193 
- Right: &#8594, &rarr, &#x2192 
- Left: &#8592, &larr, &#x2190.

Method	Up arrow
entity number	`&#8593`
entity name	`&uarr`
hexadecimal reference	`&#x2191`

Method	Down arrow
entity number	`&#8595`
entity name	`&darr`
hexadecimal reference	`&#x2193`

Method	Right arrow
entity number	`&#8594`
entity name	`&rarr`
hexadecimal reference	`&#x2192`

Method	Left arrow
entity number	`&#8592`
entity name	`&larr`
hexadecimal reference	`←`