Arrows

Beyond the four basic directions, Unicode includes a rich set of arrows. Search by description in Compose mode:

• Basic: ← ↑ → ↓ (left, up, right, down).
• Diagonal: ↖ ↗ ↘ ↙.
• Double and heavy: ⇐ ⇒ ⇔, ➡, ⟶ (long right arrow).
• Special: ↩ (return), ↻ (clockwise), ⇅ (up-down), ⤴ ⤵ (curving).

Precomposed accented letters

For most European languages, the accented letters you need already exist as single, ready-made characters: à á â ã ä, ç, è é ê ë, ñ, ò ó ô õ ö, ü, and many more. These "precomposed" characters are the safest choice because they behave as one letter everywhere. Search the base letter’s description, or paste a word and use Decode mode to identify exactly which accented form it uses.

Combining diacritical marks

When a precomposed character does not exist, Unicode lets you build one by following a base letter with a combining mark — an acute accent, grave, circumflex, tilde, macron, and so on. The mark attaches to the preceding character. This is how less common combinations, and the writing systems of many languages, are represented.

Be aware that the same visual letter can exist in two forms: as a single precomposed codepoint, or as a base letter plus a combining mark. They look identical but are different underlying text, which can affect searching and sorting. Decode mode makes the difference visible so you can choose the form you need.