⬅️ Left Arrow is an emoji from the Symbols category. Its Unicode code point is U+2B05 and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ⬅️ Left Arrow mean?
⬅️ is the Left Arrow emoji, listed under Symbols → Arrows in the Unicode emoji standard. It is commonly associated with arrow, cardinal, direction, left and west. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :arrow_left: to insert it.
Left Arrow emoji codes
| Emoji | ⬅️ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2B05 |
| HTML entity (decimal) | ⬅ |
| HTML entity (hex) | ⬅ |
| CSS | \2B05 |
| JavaScript | \u{2B05} |
| Python | \u2B05 |
| URL-encoded | %E2%AC%85 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 AC 85 |
| Shortcode | :arrow_left: |
| Shortcode (alt) | :left_arrow: |
How to type ⬅️ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for “left arrow”.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for “left arrow”.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search “arrow”.
- HTML: write
⬅in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Left Arrow keywords
- arrow
- cardinal
- direction
- left
- west
Frequently asked questions
What does ⬅️ mean?
⬅️ is the Left Arrow emoji, listed under Symbols → Arrows in the Unicode emoji standard. It is commonly associated with arrow, cardinal, direction, left and west. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :arrow_left: to insert it.
How do I copy and paste the Left Arrow emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ⬅️ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press → Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ⬅️ Left Arrow added to Unicode?
Left Arrow was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Related Arrows emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicode® Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.