Meanings
nounarrow key (plural arrow keys)
plural arrow keys
- computingAny of a set of keyboard keys marked with directional arrows, used for navigation through documents and lists etc.
Synonyms: cursor key
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of a set of keyboard keys marked with directional arrows, used for navigation through documents and lists etc.
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Chinese Mandarin 箭頭鍵 /箭头键, 光標鍵 /光标键
- 箭頭鍵 /箭头键 (jiàntóujiàn)key with directional arrow
- 光標鍵 /光标键 (guāngbiāojiàn)key with directional arrow
- 游標鍵 /游标键 (yóubiāojiàn)key with directional arrow
Danish piletast
- piletastkey with directional arrow
Dutch pijltjestoets
- pijltjestoetskey with directional arrow
Esperanto sagoklavo
- sagoklavokey with directional arrow
Finnish nuolinäppäin
- nuolinäppäinkey with directional arrow
German Pfeiltaste
- Pfeiltastekey with directional arrow
Greek πλήκτρο βέλους
- πλήκτρο βέλους (plíktro vélous)key with directional arrow
Hungarian nyílbillentyű
- nyílbillentyűkey with directional arrow
Italian tasto freccia
- tasto frecciakey with directional arrow
Japanese 矢印キー, 方向キー
- 矢印キー (yajirushi kī)key with directional arrow
- 方向キー (hōkō kī)key with directional arrow
Korean 방향키, 화살표 키
- 방향키 (banghyangki)key with directional arrow
- 화살표 키 (hwasalpyo ki)key with directional arrow
Portuguese tecla de seta
- tecla de setakey with directional arrow
Romanian tastă săgeată
- tastă săgeatăkey with directional arrow
Russian стре́лка
- стре́лка (strélka)key with directional arrow
Swedish piltangent
- piltangentkey with directional arrow
Cite this entry
APA
arrow key. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrow%20key
MLA
“arrow key.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrow%20key. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arrow key,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrow%20key.
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