⇠
Left Dashed Arrow
- Unicode
- U+21E0
- Category
- Arrows
- HTML Entity
- ⇠
- CSS
- \21E0
The Left Dashed Arrow (⇠) is a typographical symbol depicting an arrow pointing left with a segmented or broken shaft. Originating from the Unicode Arrows block, it is frequently used in diagrams and flowcharts to represent a weak, optional, or indirect process or relationship. In technical writing and user interface design, it can also visually signal a tentative "return" or "back" action.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+8672
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "left dashed arrow"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 21E0
- HTML
- ⇠
In Programming
In pseudocode and formal logic, the left dashed arrow is occasionally used to denote an optional variable assignment or a weak implication. It is also found in graph theory to represent a specific type of directed edge with conditional weight.
Tags
arrow
back dashed arrow
broken left arrow
dashed
dashed left arrow
direction
dotted
dotted left arrow
flowchart dashed arrow
indirect left direction
left
optional return arrow
weak back arrow