Left Hook Arrow symbol
Type :left_hook_arrow: · Arrows
Unicode name Leftwards Arrow With Hook · Arrows block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ↩ is for
An arrow that turns back on itself to the left, which is how a reply is marked in mail clients and how a return key is drawn where ⏎ is too plain. It reads as going back to where you came from rather than simply pointing left.
How to type ↩
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:left_hook_arrow: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 21A9 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 21A9 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:left_hook_arrow: On the web
HTML ↩
Unicode U+21A9
JavaScript '\u{21A9}'
CSS "\21A9"
Python '\u21A9'
URL %E2%86%A9
More from arrows
:arrow_curving_down: ➜ :heavy_arrow: ➤ :arrowhead: ⇄ :swap_arrows: ↻ :refresh: ↺ :counterclockwise_arrow_undo: ↪ :right_hook_arrow: → :arrow: ← :larrow: ↑ :uparrow: ↓ :downarrow: ↔ :left_right_arrow_symbol: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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