Leftwards Heavy Arrow 🡄
🡄 (U+1F844) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Leftwards Heavy Arrow is part of the Symbols family (block: Supplemental Arrows-C). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The LEFTWARDS HEAVY ARROW depicts the official symbol name LEFTWARDS HEAVY ARROW. It is used to show back or retreat in interfaces. It signals reversal in navigation and helps users return to a previous screen or step. In documents, it can indicate a backward flow of information or a suggested prior item. It can help people move through menus, forms, or diagrams by pointing to an earlier option or section. Because arrows commonly indicate direction and navigation cues in interfaces and documents, this symbol supports clear pathfinding for readers and users. Cross‑platform rendering should remain visually bold, and assistive tech should announce its direction consistently to aid accessibility.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F844 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F844 - General Category:
So - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Arrows-C - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A1 84 - UTF-16:
D83E DC44 - UTF-32:
0001F844 - HTML dec:
🡄 - HTML hex:
🡄 - JS escape:
\u{1F844} - Python \N{}:
\N{LEFTWARDS HEAVY ARROW} - Python \U:
\U0001F844 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A1%84 - CSS escape:
\1F844
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F844 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🡄 (hex) or 🡄 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.