WPF - Create buttons with up and down arrows using standard buttons
No discussion on this subject would be complete without mentioning the geometry mini-language (or Path Markup Syntax) for a more compact shape definition:-
<Button> <Path Fill="Black" Data="M 0 6 L 12 6 L 6 0 Z"/> </Button> <Button> <Path Fill="Black" Data="M 0 0 L 6 6 L 12 0 Z"/> </Button>The first describes a Move to 0,6 Line to 12,6 Line to 6,0 and then close the shape (Z).
There is also a curve syntax.
The preferred way to do this now is using Segoe UI Symbol. It replaces Marlett and provides many useful glyphs.Up and down would be
<Button FontFamily="Segoe UI Symbol" Content=""/> <Button FontFamily="Segoe UI Symbol" Content=""/>Which renders as:
This font is pre-installed on all versions of windows 7+.