↖️ Up-Left Arrow is an emoji from the Symbols category. Its Unicode code point is U+2196 and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ↖️ Up-Left Arrow mean?
↖️ is the Up-Left Arrow emoji, listed under Symbols → Arrows in the Unicode emoji standard. People often use it in messages about arrow, direction, intercardinal, northwest and up-left. Up-Left Arrow has been available since Unicode 6.0 (2010), so it displays on almost all current devices. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :arrow_upper_left: to insert it.
Up-Left Arrow emoji codes
| Emoji | ↖️ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2196 |
| HTML entity (decimal) | ↖ |
| HTML entity (hex) | ↖ |
| CSS | \2196 |
| JavaScript | \u{2196} |
| Python | \u2196 |
| URL-encoded | %E2%86%96 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 86 96 |
| Shortcode | :arrow_upper_left: |
| Shortcode (alt) | :up_left_arrow: |
How to type ↖️ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for “up-left arrow”.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for “up-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.
Up-Left Arrow keywords
- arrow
- direction
- intercardinal
- northwest
- up-left
Frequently asked questions
What does ↖️ mean?
↖️ is the Up-Left Arrow emoji, listed under Symbols → Arrows in the Unicode emoji standard. People often use it in messages about arrow, direction, intercardinal, northwest and up-left. Up-Left Arrow has been available since Unicode 6.0 (2010), so it displays on almost all current devices. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :arrow_upper_left: to insert it.
How do I copy and paste the Up-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 ↖️ Up-Left Arrow added to Unicode?
Up-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.