↞

Left Two Headed Arrow

Unicode
U+219E
Category
Arrows
HTML Entity
↞
CSS
\219E
The Left Two Headed Arrow (↞) features a single shaft with two stacked arrowheads pointing to the left. In mathematical and academic contexts, it is frequently used to represent a surjective function or epimorphism operating in a reverse direction. Outside of academia, it occasionally appears in digital interfaces, UI design, and diagrams to visually signify a "fast rewind," "skip back," or a strong leftward movement.

How to Type

Windows
Win + . then search 'arrow' or Alt+8606
macOS
Control + Command + Space then search 'left two headed arrow'
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+U then 219E
HTML
↞ or ↞

In Programming

In mathematical typesetting languages like LaTeX, this symbol is generated using the `\twoheadleftarrow` command, where it is primarily used to map surjective functions or morphisms in category theory.

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Tags

arrow direction double arrowhead double head epimorphism fast fast rewind left leftwards double head skip back strong left surjective function two-headed arrow

Related Symbols

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