Left arrow curving right Emoji

Symbols

A sharp, angular arrow that originates from the left and makes a clean ninety-degree turn to point toward the right. It mimics the look of a return path or a directional prompt found in early software interfaces.

Usage Context

Used to signify a change in direction, a return to a previous state, or a follow-up action. It is frequently seen in digital navigation menus or messaging threads to indicate a reply or a bounce-back. It pairs well with other directional markers like ↩ or ➡ to map out a sequence of events.

History

This symbol traces its roots to early technical typography and flowcharting conventions used in computing to represent branch points. It was officially added to the Unicode standard in 1993, reflecting the need for basic graphical commands in primitive graphical user interfaces.

Details

Glyph

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Unicode

U+21AA

Shortcode

:emoji_u21aa:

HTML Entity

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Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory arrow

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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