↢
Arrow 19
- Unicode
- U+21A2
- Category
- Arrows
- HTML Entity
- ↢
- CSS
- \21A2
The ↢ (Leftwards Arrow with Tail) symbol features a standard left-pointing arrowhead distinguished by a small, curved 'tail' at its starting point. Located within Unicode's Arrows block, this character is frequently used in mathematical logic, category theory, and technical diagrams to denote specialized relational flows or inverse mappings. While rare in casual social media posts, it serves as a precise typographic tool for indicating a distinct, origin-bound direction.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+8610
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "leftwards arrow with tail"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 21a2
- HTML
- ↢ or ↢
In Programming
In mathematical typesetting systems like LaTeX, this symbol is generated using the command \leftarrowtail and is primarily used to represent injective functions or specific morphisms.
Tags
arrow
category theory
direction
injective
inverse mapping
left
logic
math
tail
technical diagram
unicode arrows