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Left Hook Arrow symbol

Type :left_hook_arrow: · Arrows

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

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