Left Direction! Direct attention with the Left Arrow emoji, a symbol pointing to the left.
A simple arrow pointing to the left. The Left Arrow emoji is commonly used to indicate movement or direction to the left. If someone sends you a ⬅️ emoji, it might mean they are giving a direction, indicating the previous step, or pointing out something to the left.
The ⬅️ Left Arrow emoji represents a direction or a reference to previous content, often used in chat to indicate that the user wants the recipient to look back at what was said before.
Simply click on the ⬅️ emoji above to instantly copy it to your clipboard. You can then paste it anywhere - in messages, social media, documents, or any app that supports emojis.
The ⬅️ left arrow emoji was introduced in Emoji E0.6 and is now supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
The ⬅️ left arrow emoji belongs to the Symbols category, specifically in the Arrows subcategory.
| Unicode Name | Leftwards Black Arrow |
| Apple Name | Left Arrow |
| Also Known As | Arrow Pointing Left, Left Arrow |
| Unicode Hexadecimal | U+2B05 U+FE0F |
| Unicode Decimal | U+11013 U+65039 |
| Escape Sequence | \u2b05 \ufe0f |
| Group | ㊗️ Symbols |
| Subgroup | ➡️ Arrows |
| Proposals | L2/09-026, L2/07-257 |
| Unicode Name | Leftwards Black Arrow |
| Apple Name | Left Arrow |
| Also Known As | Arrow Pointing Left, Left Arrow |
| Unicode Hexadecimal | U+2B05 U+FE0F |
| Unicode Decimal | U+11013 U+65039 |
| Escape Sequence | \u2b05 \ufe0f |
| Group | ㊗️ Symbols |
| Subgroup | ➡️ Arrows |
| Proposals | L2/09-026, L2/07-257 |