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Up Arrow With Tip Left

Unicode
U+21B0
Category
Arrows
HTML Entity
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CSS
\21B0
The Up Arrow With Tip Left symbol (↰) features a vertical line extending upwards that sharply angles to the left at its peak. Included in Unicode's Arrows block, this character is frequently used in technical diagrams, route maps, and flowcharts to indicate a specific directional change. It also serves as a helpful visual cue in document formatting to denote a leftward shift or a modified return action.

How to Type

Windows
Type 21B0 then Alt+X, or Alt+8624
macOS
Control+Command+Space then search 'Up Arrow With Tip Left'
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+U then 21B0
HTML
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In Programming

In technical documentation and algorithms, this symbol is occasionally used in syntax diagrams to represent a looping mechanism, a jump to a previous line of code, or a specific node traversal in a data structure.

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Tags

arrow corner corner arrow left direction directional diagram flowchart arrow hook arrow left navigation arrow redirect left sharp turn left turn left turn left arrow up

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 ↞ Left Two Headed Arrow ↠ Right Two Headed Arrow