Left arrow
The left arrow emoji, officially named “left arrow”, is listed under Symbols in the EmojiAll dictionary. In everyday chat it usually comes up in messages about left, direction and sign. The positivity score for this emoji is 58 out of 100, inside the Neutral range.
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1. Left arrow emoji attributes
- Symbol
- ⬅️
- Name
- Left arrow
- English name
- left arrow
- Unicode code point
- U+2B05-FE0F
- HTML entity
- ⬅-FE0F;
- Decimal
- ⬅
- Keywords
- left, direction, sign, arrow
- Download image
- SizeBackground512 × 512 PNG · transparent background
2. Left arrow emoji meaning
The ⬅️ left arrow emoji is one of the direction and position arrows, a frequently used type among emojis. It expresses direction, moving forward, or jumping, with a direct, highly recognizable picture. It works paired with text or standing alone to carry the whole message.
In everyday chat, the left arrow (⬅️) usually appears alongside words about left, direction and sign. A few words of text make the intent clearer than the symbol on its own.
3. Left arrow emoji sentiment
Scored 58 out of 100, this emoji sits in the Neutral range. The score sits in the middle because the symbol itself is neither warm nor cold.
A higher score means a more positive feeling; scores near 50 are neutral.
4. Left arrow emoji examples
- 1Added to the checklist ⬅️
- 2Volume up for this track ⬅️
- 3Read the notes first ⬅️
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