Heavy Leftwards Arrow With Equilateral Arrowhead Symbol
🠘 is a heavy leftwards arrow with an equilateral arrowhead, used to indicate strong leftward direction.
U+1F818
🠘 (U+1F818) is a directional arrow symbol. It’s commonly used when you want a bold, clearly left-pointing arrow in text or UI labels.
Heavy Leftwards Arrow With Equilateral Arrowhead Symbol Meaning
🠘 is a “heavy leftwards arrow with equilateral arrowhead,” a Unicode arrow character (U+1F818). Visually, it signals movement or direction toward the left, with extra weight and a distinct, equilateral arrowhead style that can feel more emphatic than lighter arrow characters. In writing and interfaces, it’s often used in schematics, navigation cues, editing or workflow instructions, and icon-like text labels (for example, “back,” “move left,” or “previous”). Because it’s a specific Unicode arrow form, its main value is consistent appearance across platforms that support the character.
Common uses
- •Navigation labels like “back” or “previous” in text-based UI
- •Direction indicators in diagrams or flow text (move toward the left)
- •Editing instructions such as “shift selection left”
- •Menu or control hints in chat/help text where icons aren’t available
- •Marking leftward progression in lightweight schematics
Examples
🠘 Heavy Leftwards Arrow with Equilateral Arrowhead
- 🠘◀️ Help: Press 🠘 to go to the previous step.
- 🠘In the diagram, move the node 🠘 to align it.
- 🠘Use 🠘 for “back/previous” in the toolbar label.
- 🠘Selected text: shift left (🠘) to reduce indentation.
- 🠘Flow direction: input arrives here, then continues 🠘.
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1F818 | |
| HTML Entity | 🠘 | |
| HTML Code | 🠘 | |
| CSS | \1F818 | |
| Decimal | 129048 |
How to type Heavy Leftwards Arrow With Equilateral Arrowhead Symbol (🠘)
On Windows
In Word, type 1F818 then press Alt + X. Or open the emoji picker with Windows key + period.
On Mac
Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer and search for the character.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 1f818, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy 🠘 with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Heavy Leftwards Arrow With Equilateral Arrowhead symbol mean?
🠘 is a “heavy leftwards arrow with equilateral arrowhead,” a Unicode arrow character (U+1F818). Visually, it signals movement or direction toward the left, with extra weight and a distinct, equilateral arrowhead style that can feel more emphatic than lighter arrow characters. In writing and interfaces, it’s often used in schematics, navigation cues, editing or workflow instructions, and icon-like text labels (for example, “back,” “move left,” or “previous”). Because it’s a specific Unicode arrow form, its main value is consistent appearance across platforms that support the character.
What Unicode character is 🠘?
🠘 is the Unicode character “HEAVY LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH EQUILATERAL ARROWHEAD” with code point U+1F818.
How do I copy/paste 🠘?
Copy the character directly as shown (🠘). For web use, you can also use the HTML entity: 🠘.
How can I use 🠘 in code?
Common escapes include CSS: \1F818 and JavaScript: \u{1F818}, based on the Unicode code point.
Does 🠘 have a special meaning beyond “left direction”?
Its primary, widely applicable meaning is a bold leftward direction cue. It functions as a directional arrow character rather than a broadly symbolic cultural or religious sign.