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Overview
Pointing to the left, ← (LEFTWARDS ARROW) marks direction or a return toward a previous state. It sits at U+2190 in the Arrows block and is treated as a mathematical symbol, with the HTML entity ←. Common in interfaces as a back or previous control and in mathematics to indicate assignment or reverse mapping, it is the leftward counterpart to the rightwards arrow within Unicode's core set of directional symbols.
On this page
Encoding Table
| Format | Value | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+2190 | |
| decimal | 8592 | |
| htmldecimal | ← | |
| htmlhex | ← | |
| css | \2190 | |
| javascript | \u{2190} | |
| python | \u2190 | |
| java | \u2190 | |
| go | \u2190 | |
| ruby | \u{2190} | |
| rust | \u{2190} | |
| ccpp | \u2190 | |
| urlencoded | %E2%86%90 | |
| utf8bytes | e2 86 90 | |
| utf16bebytes | 21 90 | |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 21 90 | |
| htmlentity | ← |
How to Use
HTML:
←
or
←
CSS:
content: "\2190"
JavaScript:
"\u{2190}"
Python:
"\u2190"
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ← character (LEFTWARDS ARROW)?
← (LEFTWARDS ARROW) is the Unicode character U+2190.
What is the Unicode codepoint of LEFTWARDS ARROW?
The LEFTWARDS ARROW character (←) has codepoint U+2190.
How do I type or copy LEFTWARDS ARROW?
Copy ← directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.