Arrows in LaTeX

34 commands, each with the package it needs

Symbol reference, latexci

Abstract

Single, double, long, hooked and labelled arrows. Most are built in; \implies, \xrightarrow and a few others need amsmath or amssymb. Table 1 lists every symbol of the category with its rendered glyph, the command to type and the package to load; each name links to a page with a worked example, and 6 of them to a note comparing the commands that compile.

1The symbols

Glyph	Command	Package	Page
$\to$	`\to`	none	To
$\leftarrow$	`\leftarrow`	none	Leftarrow
$\rightarrow$	`\rightarrow`	none	Rightarrow
$\leftrightarrow$	`\leftrightarrow`	none	Leftrightarrow
$\Leftarrow$	`\Leftarrow`	none	Double left arrow
$\Rightarrow$	`\Rightarrow`	none	Implies arrow
$\Leftrightarrow$	`\Leftrightarrow`	none	Double left-right arrow
$\iff$	`\iff`	none	If and only if
$\implies$	`\implies`	`amsmath`	Implies
$\uparrow$	`\uparrow`	none	Uparrow
$\downarrow$	`\downarrow`	none	Downarrow
$\updownarrow$	`\updownarrow`	none	Updownarrow
$\nearrow$	`\nearrow`	none	Nearrow
$\searrow$	`\searrow`	none	Searrow
$\swarrow$	`\swarrow`	none	Swarrow
$\nwarrow$	`\nwarrow`	none	Nwarrow
$\mapsto$	`\mapsto`	none	Mapsto
$\longmapsto$	`\longmapsto`	none	Longmapsto
$\hookrightarrow$	`\hookrightarrow`	none	Hookrightarrow
$\hookleftarrow$	`\hookleftarrow`	none	Hookleftarrow
$\twoheadrightarrow$	`\twoheadrightarrow`	`amssymb`	Twoheadrightarrow
$\twoheadleftarrow$	`\twoheadleftarrow`	`amssymb`	Twoheadleftarrow
$\rightharpoonup$	`\rightharpoonup`	none	Rightharpoonup
$\rightharpoondown$	`\rightharpoondown`	none	Rightharpoondown
$\leftrightharpoons$	`\leftrightharpoons`	`amssymb`	Leftrightharpoons
$\rightleftharpoons$	`\rightleftharpoons`	none	Equilibrium arrow
$\dashrightarrow$	`\dashrightarrow`	`amssymb`	Dashrightarrow
$\circlearrowleft$	`\circlearrowleft`	`amssymb`	Circlearrowleft
$\circlearrowright$	`\circlearrowright`	`amssymb`	Circlearrowright
$\xrightarrow{f}$	`\xrightarrow{f}`	`amsmath`	Xrightarrow
$\xleftarrow{f}$	`\xleftarrow{f}`	`amsmath`	Xleftarrow
$\longrightarrow$	`\longrightarrow`	none	Longrightarrow
$\longleftarrow$	`\longleftarrow`	none	Longleftarrow
$\Longrightarrow$	`\Longrightarrow`	none	Long implies arrow

Table 1. Arrows in LaTeX: glyph, command, package (none means built into LaTeX) and the page for each symbol. Commands go inside math mode unless the page says otherwise.

2Other categories

The same table exists for every family of symbols. To find one by name or by pasting the character, use the symbol search.

Abstract

1The symbols

Glyph	Command	Package	Page
$\to$	`\to`	none	To
$\leftarrow$	`\leftarrow`	none	Leftarrow
$\rightarrow$	`\rightarrow`	none	Rightarrow
$\leftrightarrow$	`\leftrightarrow`	none	Leftrightarrow
$\Leftarrow$	`\Leftarrow`	none	Double left arrow
$\Rightarrow$	`\Rightarrow`	none	Implies arrow
$\Leftrightarrow$	`\Leftrightarrow`	none	Double left-right arrow
$\iff$	`\iff`	none	If and only if
$\implies$	`\implies`	`amsmath`	Implies
$\uparrow$	`\uparrow`	none	Uparrow
$\downarrow$	`\downarrow`	none	Downarrow
$\updownarrow$	`\updownarrow`	none	Updownarrow
$\nearrow$	`\nearrow`	none	Nearrow
$\searrow$	`\searrow`	none	Searrow
$\swarrow$	`\swarrow`	none	Swarrow
$\nwarrow$	`\nwarrow`	none	Nwarrow
$\mapsto$	`\mapsto`	none	Mapsto
$\longmapsto$	`\longmapsto`	none	Longmapsto
$\hookrightarrow$	`\hookrightarrow`	none	Hookrightarrow
$\hookleftarrow$	`\hookleftarrow`	none	Hookleftarrow
$\twoheadrightarrow$	`\twoheadrightarrow`	`amssymb`	Twoheadrightarrow
$\twoheadleftarrow$	`\twoheadleftarrow`	`amssymb`	Twoheadleftarrow
$\rightharpoonup$	`\rightharpoonup`	none	Rightharpoonup
$\rightharpoondown$	`\rightharpoondown`	none	Rightharpoondown
$\leftrightharpoons$	`\leftrightharpoons`	`amssymb`	Leftrightharpoons
$\rightleftharpoons$	`\rightleftharpoons`	none	Equilibrium arrow
$\dashrightarrow$	`\dashrightarrow`	`amssymb`	Dashrightarrow
$\circlearrowleft$	`\circlearrowleft`	`amssymb`	Circlearrowleft
$\circlearrowright$	`\circlearrowright`	`amssymb`	Circlearrowright
$\xrightarrow{f}$	`\xrightarrow{f}`	`amsmath`	Xrightarrow
$\xleftarrow{f}$	`\xleftarrow{f}`	`amsmath`	Xleftarrow
$\longrightarrow$	`\longrightarrow`	none	Longrightarrow
$\longleftarrow$	`\longleftarrow`	none	Longleftarrow
$\Longrightarrow$	`\Longrightarrow`	none	Long implies arrow

Table 1. Arrows in LaTeX: glyph, command, package (none means built into LaTeX) and the page for each symbol. Commands go inside math mode unless the page says otherwise.