Leftwards Right-shaded White Arrow Symbol
🢦 is a left-pointing, right-shaded white arrow symbol used to convey direction and flow.
U+1F8A6
The 🢦 emoji/character is a leftwards white arrow with shading. It’s helpful when you want an explicit “move left” or “directional flow” cue in text and UI.
Leftwards Right-shaded White Arrow Symbol Meaning
🢦 (LEFTWARDS RIGHT-SHADED WHITE ARROW, U+1F8A6) is a directional arrow pointing to the left. The “right-shaded” styling helps it stand out from simpler arrows, making it useful as a visual indicator in diagrams, interface labels, and instructional text. In general contexts, it can represent moving left, returning to a previous step, navigating back, or showing a leftward relationship in a process flow. Because it is an arrow glyph rather than a letter, it’s often used to make direction obvious at a glance in designs, documentation, and user guidance.
Common uses
- •UI navigation hints (e.g., “go left” or “back” in a carousel or panel)
- •Flow diagrams and process steps that move backward or leftward
- •Labeling game or app controls where direction needs to be visually clear
- •Document markup to indicate reversal, rollback, or “previous” comparisons
- •Social and creator posts to show directional emphasis in captions or infographics
Examples
🢦 Leftwards Right-Shaded White Arrow
- 🢦Swipe 🢦 to return to the previous screen.
- 🢦Move the object 🢦 to align it with the left guide.
- 🢦Step 2: navigate 🢦, then confirm your selection.
- 🢦In the diagram, the arrow points 🢦 to show the transition.
- 🢦Use the handle marked 🢦 to adjust the layout leftward.
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1F8A6 | |
| HTML Entity | 🢦 | |
| HTML Code | 🢦 | |
| CSS | \1F8A6 |
FAQ
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🢦?
🢦 is U+1F8A6 (LEFTWARDS RIGHT-SHADED WHITE ARROW).
How do I copy 🢦 from this page?
Copy the character itself (🢦) or use the provided HTML entity: 🢦.
What does the symbol usually indicate?
It most commonly indicates a leftward direction or a transition flowing to the left.
Will it display the same everywhere?
As with other Unicode symbols/emoji, appearance can vary by font and platform, but the character code remains the same.