Leftwards Back-Tilted Shadowed White Arrow 🢨
🢨 (U+1F8A8) 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 Back-Tilted Shadowed White 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: LEFTWARDS BACK-TILTED SHADOWED WHITE ARROW depicts a back navigation arrow with a tilted white form and a shadow. This symbol can indicate returning to a previous screen in apps and websites. It also helps point users to earlier sections in documents or menus. Designers use it to mark back steps in tutorials, help articles, and navigation menus. In signage, it can guide readers toward the previous page or history trail. Cross‑platform appearance may vary, so provide clear alt text and consistent sizing for accessibility. Ensure screen readers describe the arrow so users understand it is for back navigation.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F8A8 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+1F8A8 - General Category:
So - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Arrows-C - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A2 A8 - UTF-16:
D83E DCA8 - UTF-32:
0001F8A8 - HTML dec:
🢨 - HTML hex:
🢨 - JS escape:
\u{1F8A8} - Python \N{}:
\N{LEFTWARDS BACK-TILTED SHADOWED WHITE ARROW} - Python \U:
\U0001F8A8 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A2%A8 - CSS escape:
\1F8A8
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+1F8A8 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.