Left Arrow Emoji
A leftward pointing arrow, often used to signify going back, returning, or moving westward. In chats, it can mean 'previous', 'rewind', or 'look to the left'.
Left Arrow is a fully-qualified emoji encoded in Unicode 4.0 , and included in 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 ⬅️.
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