A symmetric dual direction coupler has a layout that is controlled such that there is an axis of symmetry between ports and that any switches used within the dual direction coupler are also symmetrical. That is, for a dual direction coupler having a transmitted port, an input port, an isolated port, and a coupled port with switches used to control forward mode or reverse mode for the coupler, the transmitted port and the input port are symmetrical across the axis of symmetry; the isolated port and coupled port are symmetrical across the axis of symmetry; and the switch layout is symmetrical across the axis of symmetry.