Leftwards Back-tilted Shadowed White Arrow Symbol
A left-pointing arrow with a back-tilted, shadowed white style.
U+1F8A8
🢨 is a directional arrow emoji designed to suggest movement to the left. Its distinctive back-tilted and shadowed styling makes it useful for UI cues and visual emphasis.
Leftwards Back-tilted Shadowed White Arrow Symbol Meaning
🢨 represents a leftward direction using an arrow shape that includes a back-tilted and shadowed white appearance. Like other arrow symbols, it can communicate “go left,” “move backward,” or “return” depending on the surrounding text or interface. The shadowed, tilted styling helps it stand out as a more visually dynamic indicator than a flat arrow, which makes it handy for alerts, navigation elements, or workflow steps where you want extra clarity. In practice, the exact meaning is typically determined by context—such as pagination controls, back buttons, or diagrams showing leftward movement or reversal.
Common uses
- •Navigation hints such as “Back” or “Previous” in app mockups
- •Diagram annotations indicating leftward movement or reversal
- •UI status messages like “Move left to continue”
- •Instructional text for forms, sliders, or timeline controls
- •Decorative emphasis for left-pointing section headers or callouts
Examples
🢨 Leftwards Back-Tilted Shadowed White Arrow
- 🢨Swipe 🢨 to go to the previous page.
- 🢨Use the arrow 🢨 to move left in the editor.
- 🢨Step 2: return using 🢨, then confirm.
- 🢨Diagram note: flow goes in the direction of 🢨.
- 🢨Select the back option (🢨) to undo.
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1F8A8 | |
| HTML Entity | 🢨 | |
| HTML Code | 🢨 | |
| CSS | \1F8A8 | |
| Decimal | 129192 |
How to type Leftwards Back-tilted Shadowed White Arrow Symbol (🢨)
On Windows
In Word, type 1F8A8 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 1f8a8, 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 🢨 mean?
🢨 is a leftwards back-tilted shadowed white arrow. It generally indicates movement or direction to the left, with the exact meaning depending on the surrounding context.
How can I copy and paste 🢨?
You can copy the character directly from this page (🢨) and paste it into your text, design tool, or code.
What is the Unicode code point for 🢨?
The Unicode code point is U+1F8A8.
How do I use 🢨 in HTML or code?
Use HTML entity 🢨 or the escapes \\1F8A8 (CSS) / \\u{1F8A8} (JavaScript).