How to Make an Arrow Icon in Windows
A keyboard on a PC running the Windows operating system is capable of creating a number of different symbols. With the use of your "Alt" key and some codes your computer is set to recognize, you can insert smiley faces, hearts, sunbursts and arrows into your text documents. Alt codes can also be used to make an arrow on most Web pages, such as a blog, social networking site or message board.
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Instructions
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Turn on the number lock on your keyboard. The key is labeled "Num Lock" and is generally located in the lower right corner of the keyboard on the numeric keypad.
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Hold down the "Alt" key on your keyboard, generally located immediately to the left of the space bar. Sometimes a second "Alt" key is also located to the right of the space bar.
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Continue to hold down the "Alt" key while you press the "1" key and then a "6" to create a triangular right-facing arrow: ►. Press the numbers "1" and "7" to create a triangular left-facing arrow: ◄.
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Hold down the "Alt" key and press the "2" and "6" to create an arrow facing to the right that consists of a straight line with a point at the end: →. Use numbers "2" and "7" to create the same arrow to the left: ←.
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Tips & Warnings
You can also create up and down arrows using "Alt" codes. Up arrow codes are Alt + 30 for the wedge arrow: ▲; and Alt + 24 for the line arrow: ↑. Downward codes are Alt + 31 for the wedge arrow:▼. Make the downward line arrow with Alt + 25: ↓.
If you have a laptop with no number lock, alt codes won't work on your keyboard. In that case, you must copy and paste an arrow from a website using your keyboard's clipboard function.
