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Below is a table of arrow symbol character codes with both names and entity codes for each. Also in the table is an indication of which browsers each of the entity codes work for (the name codes don't always work when the entity codes do). A key is provided below the table if you don't understand the browser selection.

Description: The character codes for the arrow character set
Entity Name Description Example Internet Explorer 6+ Netscape 4 Mozilla and Netscape 6+ Opera 6+ MSN TV (WebTV) Konqeuror 3.0+
←  ←  Leftward arrow  ←  Yes  No  Yes  Yes  No  Yes 
↑  ↑  Upward arrow  ↑  Yes  No  Yes  Yes  No  Yes 
→  →  Rightward arrow  →  Yes  No  Yes  Yes  No  Yes 
↓  ↓  Downward arrow  ↓  Yes  No  Yes  Yes  No  Yes 
↔  ↔  Left-right arrow  ↔  Yes  No  Yes  Yes  No  Yes 
↵  ↵  Downward arrow with corner leftward  ↵  No  No  Yes  Yes  No  No 
⇐  ⇐  Leftward double arrow  ⇐  No  No  Yes  Yes  No  No 
⇑  ⇑  Upward double arrow  ⇑  No  No  Yes  Yes  No  No 
⇒  ⇒  Rightward double arrow  ⇒  Yes  No  Yes  Yes  No  No 
⇓  ⇓  Downward double arrow  ⇓  No  No  Yes  Yes  No  No 
⇔  ⇔  Left-right double arrow  ⇔  Yes  No  Yes  Yes  No  No 

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The browser icons are explained in the below list:
Internet Explorer 6+ = Microsoft Internet Explorer 6+
Netscape 4 = Netscape Communicator 4
Mozilla and Netscape 6+ = Mozilla and Netscape Navigator 6+
Opera 6+ = Opera 6+
MSN TV (WebTV) = MSN TV (aka. WebTV)
Konqeuror 3.0+ = Konqueror 3.0+