> \ncline[linecolor=red,arrows=H->,bracketlength=1.5,tbarsize=3mm]{2,2}{3,1}<{m_i} forgot to say, that you'll get it the other way round with \ncline[linecolor=red,arrows=H->,bracketlength=-1.5,tbarsize=-3mm]{2,2}{3,1}<{m_i} (_both_ negative) Herbert