←

Left Arrow

Unicode
U+2190
Category
Arrows
HTML Entity
←
CSS
\2190
The Left Arrow symbol (←) is a universally recognized directional marker used to point toward the left or indicate a return to a previous state. In digital interfaces, it frequently represents a "back" button, an undo action, or a navigation prompt. You'll also spot it in text-based chats to playfully point out a previous message, or in technical documentation to map out logic flows.

How to Type

Windows
Alt+27 (NumPad) or type 2190 then Alt+X
macOS
Control+Command+Space then search "left arrow"
Linux
Compose + < + -
HTML
&larr; or &#8592;

In Programming

In programming and mathematics, the left arrow frequently represents variable assignment (as seen in languages like R and APL) or indicates a limit approaching a specific value in calculus. It is also widely used in pseudocode to cleanly denote the flow of data into a variable.

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Tags

arrow assignment operator back back arrow chat arrow direction go back symbol keyboard shortcut left navigation arrow pointing left previous previous page return arrow text pointer undo arrow west

Related Symbols

↑ Up Arrow → Right Arrow ↓ Down Arrow ↔ Left Right Arrow ↕ Up Down Arrow ↖ North West Arrow ↗ North East Arrow ↘ South East Arrow ↙ South West Arrow ↞ Left Two Headed Arrow ↠ Right Two Headed Arrow ↩ Left Arrow With Hook