diff --git a/src/flisp/julia_extensions.c b/src/flisp/julia_extensions.c
index b54c6889ab982..2440d880b7f6e 100644
--- a/src/flisp/julia_extensions.c
+++ b/src/flisp/julia_extensions.c
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ static int is_wc_cat_id_start(uint32_t wc, utf8proc_category_t cat)
             cat == UTF8PROC_CATEGORY_LT || cat == UTF8PROC_CATEGORY_LM ||
             cat == UTF8PROC_CATEGORY_LO || cat == UTF8PROC_CATEGORY_NL ||
             cat == UTF8PROC_CATEGORY_SC ||  // allow currency symbols
-            cat == UTF8PROC_CATEGORY_SO ||  // other symbols
+            // other symbols, but not arrows
+            (cat == UTF8PROC_CATEGORY_SO && !(wc >= 0x2190 && wc <= 0x21FF)) ||
 
             // math symbol (category Sm) whitelist
             (wc >= 0x2140 && wc <= 0x2a1c &&
diff --git a/src/julia-parser.scm b/src/julia-parser.scm
index 742b2387c9ded..dcf7c02a352b1 100644
--- a/src/julia-parser.scm
+++ b/src/julia-parser.scm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 (define prec-conditional '(?))
 (define prec-arrow       (append!
                           '(-- -->)
-                          (add-dots '(← → ↔ ↚ ↛ ↠ ↣ ↦ ↮ ⇎ ⇏ ⇒ ⇔ ⇴ ⇶ ⇷ ⇸ ⇹ ⇺ ⇻ ⇼ ⇽ ⇾ ⇿ ⟵ ⟶ ⟷ ⟷ ⟹ ⟺ ⟻ ⟼ ⟽ ⟾ ⟿ ⤀ ⤁ ⤂ ⤃ ⤄ ⤅ ⤆ ⤇ ⤌ ⤍ ⤎ ⤏ ⤐ ⤑ ⤔ ⤕ ⤖ ⤗ ⤘ ⤝ ⤞ ⤟ ⤠ ⥄ ⥅ ⥆ ⥇ ⥈ ⥊ ⥋ ⥎ ⥐ ⥒ ⥓ ⥖ ⥗ ⥚ ⥛ ⥞ ⥟ ⥢ ⥤ ⥦ ⥧ ⥨ ⥩ ⥪ ⥫ ⥬ ⥭ ⥰ ⧴ ⬱ ⬰ ⬲ ⬳ ⬴ ⬵ ⬶ ⬷ ⬸ ⬹ ⬺ ⬻ ⬼ ⬽ ⬾ ⬿ ⭀ ⭁ ⭂ ⭃ ⭄ ⭇ ⭈ ⭉ ⭊ ⭋ ⭌ ￩ ￫))))
+                          (add-dots '(← → ↔ ↚ ↛ ↠ ↣ ↦ ↤ ↮ ⇎ ⇏ ⇒ ⇔ ⇴ ⇶ ⇷ ⇸ ⇹ ⇺ ⇻ ⇼ ⇽ ⇾ ⇿ ⟵ ⟶ ⟷ ⟷ ⟹ ⟺ ⟻ ⟼ ⟽ ⟾ ⟿ ⤀ ⤁ ⤂ ⤃ ⤄ ⤅ ⤆ ⤇ ⤌ ⤍ ⤎ ⤏ ⤐ ⤑ ⤔ ⤕ ⤖ ⤗ ⤘ ⤝ ⤞ ⤟ ⤠ ⥄ ⥅ ⥆ ⥇ ⥈ ⥊ ⥋ ⥎ ⥐ ⥒ ⥓ ⥖ ⥗ ⥚ ⥛ ⥞ ⥟ ⥢ ⥤ ⥦ ⥧ ⥨ ⥩ ⥪ ⥫ ⥬ ⥭ ⥰ ⧴ ⬱ ⬰ ⬲ ⬳ ⬴ ⬵ ⬶ ⬷ ⬸ ⬹ ⬺ ⬻ ⬼ ⬽ ⬾ ⬿ ⭀ ⭁ ⭂ ⭃ ⭄ ⭇ ⭈ ⭉ ⭊ ⭋ ⭌ ￩ ￫))))
 (define prec-lazy-or     '(|\|\||))
 (define prec-lazy-and    '(&&))
 (define prec-comparison