Symbols · Arrows
⬅️ Left Arrow
- Emoji
- ⬅️
- Unicode
- U+2B05
- Shortcode
- :arrow_left:
- HTML code
- ⬅
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- Symbols
What does the ⬅️ emoji mean?
The ⬅️ emoji (left arrow) is a symbol from the arrows group. It's used to point, organize or highlight information, and is associated with arrow, cardinal, direction and left.
Keywords: arrow, cardinal, direction, left, west.
Featured in: Arrow emojis.
How ⬅️ looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.
Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the “Your device” box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
How to type ⬅️ on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button 😀 and type “left arrow” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “left arrow”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “left arrow”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “left arrow”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :arrow_left: |
⬅️ emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | left arrow |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+2B05 |
| HTML decimal | ⬅ |
| HTML hex | ⬅ |
| CSS | \2B05 |
| JavaScript | \u{2B05} |
| Shortcode | :arrow_left: |
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What does the ⬅️ emoji mean?
The ⬅️ emoji (left arrow) is a symbol from the arrows group. It's used to point, organize or highlight information, and is associated with arrow, cardinal, direction and left.
How do I copy and paste the left arrow emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching “left arrow”.
When was the ⬅️ emoji released?
It was approved in Unicode 6.0, in 2010. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.