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 Microsoft

Category Symbols

Subcategory arrow

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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