Wide Bordered Arrow (Next / Link) Free Icons | Vector Assets

Free material of icon of arrow long to side becoming bordered

Arrow of type where tip part is only one side.

History of Arrow

Use of arrow dates back to ancient times, but it is difficult to identify its exact origin. Arrow began to be used to show instruction or direction probably when humans began to use characters and symbols, that is, ancient civilization era of BC.

Arrow takes its shape from actual arrow. Arrow has been used by humans since ancient times as tool used for hunting and combat. Highly likely that symbol imitating this arrow was adopted by ancient people as simple and intuitive method to show directionality and flow.

For example, in ancient writing systems such as hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt and cuneiform of ancient Mesopotamia, symbols showing directionality may be included. These symbols may not be directly related to modern arrow, but reflect human basic attempt to show direction and movement.

Also, throughout history, symbols similar to arrow have been used to show direction, such as instruction written on milestones in road network of ancient Rome and symbol showing wind direction seen in medieval maps.

However, it was probably after modern times when information was transmitted widely with development of printing technology that arrow came to be used widely in form like modern times. Especially technological innovation from 19th century to 20th century promoted use of arrow in diverse fields such as traffic signs, advertisements, charts.

Spread and evolution of arrow are closely related to development as means of human communication. Its simplicity and universality make arrow survive until today as effective visual communication tool.