# How to display "-\>" as an arrow?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-as-an-arrow/207232
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 27, 2021, 10:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-as-an-arrow/207232 "2021-10-27T10:00:42Z")
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### Author: ![tmomas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tmomas/32/109144_2.png) [@tmomas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmomas)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2021, 10:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-as-an-arrow/207232/1 "2021-10-27T10:00:42Z")

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In a different discourse forum I have noticed that “-\>” gets automatically replaced by “→”.  
How is this done? Is there some configuration that needs to be changed or a plugin?

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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-as-an-arrow/207232/2 "2021-10-27T10:08:32Z")

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No plugin or theme component, just this setting:

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/b/6/b6a60774e5e6d8ba8f7971ddd069a99c92aa5750.png)

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-as-an-arrow/207232/3 "2021-11-26T10:08:33Z")

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