Right arrow curving left Emoji
Symbols
A sharp, hooked arrow that points left after originating from the right. It looks like a standard return or enter command found on legacy computer keyboards and typewriters.
Usage Context
This icon is the universal shorthand for 'return,' 'back,' or 'undo.' It is frequently used in tech support instructions to tell users to press the return key or when someone is backtracking on a point they previously made in a conversation. It shares a functional lineage with the 🔙 and ⏎ emojis.
History
This symbol appeared in the early days of computing as a dedicated glyph to represent the carriage return, a mechanical function from typewriters that moved the carriage back to the start of a new line. It was standardized in Unicode 1.1 in 1993 to bridge the gap between physical typewriter hardware and digital word processing.
Details
Glyph
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Unicode
U+21A9
Shortcode
:emoji_u21a9:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Symbols
Subcategory arrow
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
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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