Left Arrow Emoji
This emoji shows an arrow pointing to the left.
Left Arrow is a fully-qualified emoji, part of Unicode 0.6 , and was added to Emoji 0.6 .
This emoji is part of the Symbols and is grouped with other Arrow emojis. Part of the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block.
Copy and paste the Left Arrow emoji:
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Codes & Encoding for the Left Arrow Emoji
Click any code below to copy it to your clipboard.
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Codepoint
U+2B05 U+FE0F✓ Copied -
HTML (decimal)
⬅️✓ Copied -
HTML (hex)
⬅️✓ Copied -
CSS
\2B05\FE0F✓ Copied -
JavaScript
\u{2B05}\u{FE0F}✓ Copied -
URL-encoded
%E2%AC%85%EF%B8%8F✓ Copied -
Shortcode
:left_arrow:✓ Copied - Unicode block Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows
How to Type the Left Arrow Emoji
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iOS Use the emoji keyboard (globe icon → smiley)
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Android Use Gboard's emoji keyboard, or type the emoji's name
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Windows Win + . opens the emoji picker
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macOS Ctrl + Cmd + Space opens the character viewer
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Linux Ctrl + Shift + e then codepoint, or use IBus picker
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Web Paste the character or use an emoji-picker library
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Slack Type :left_arrow: (autocompletes to the emoji)
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Discord Type :left_arrow: (autocompletes to the emoji)
Left Arrow Emoji on Different Platforms
How to Use the Left Arrow Emoji
- Turn left at the lights ⬅️.
- Scroll left to see more options ⬅️.
- The train is heading left ⬅️.