Long Left Arrow symbol
Type :long_left_arrow: · Arrows
Unicode name Long Leftwards Arrow · Supplemental Arrows-A block · added in Unicode 3.2, 2002
What ⟵ is for
The long arrow pointing back. Same reasoning as its twin: length is about legibility next to wide text rather than a different meaning.
How to type ⟵
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:long_left_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 27F5 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 27F5 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:long_left_arrow: On the web
HTML ⟵
Unicode U+27F5
JavaScript '\u{27F5}'
CSS "\27F5"
Python '\u27F5'
URL %E2%9F%B5
More from arrows
:implies: ⇐ :double_left_arrow: ⇑ :double_up_arrow: ⇓ :double_down_arrow: ⇔ :double_left_right_arrow_iff: ⟶ :long_right_arrow: ↳ :arrow_down_then_right_reply: ↵ :return_arrow: ⤴ :arrow_curving_up: ⤵ :arrow_curving_down: ➜ :heavy_arrow: ➤ :arrowhead: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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