⮈ Leftwards Black Circled White Arrow Symbol: Copy & Paste

Unicode information

NameLeftwards Black Circled White Arrow

Unicode nameLEFTWARDS BLACK CIRCLED WHITE ARROW

Code pointU+2B88

HTML decimal⮈

HTML hex⮈

CSS\2b88

JavaScript\u2B88

CategoryArrows

Unicode17.0

Meaning of ⮈ Leftwards Black Circled White Arrow

The ⮈ character is listed as Leftwards Black Circled White Arrow in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is LEFTWARDS BLACK CIRCLED WHITE ARROW. It belongs to the arrow-symbol family and usually expresses direction, relationships, movement or progression.

Common uses

Direction and navigation.
Diagrams, processes and relationships.
Visual separators and cues in text.

How to type ⮈ on Windows, Mac and mobile

Windows

The universal method is to use Copy on this page and paste ⮈. On Windows 10/11 you can press Win + . and browse the Symbols section, or open Character Map (charmap) to locate characters supported by your fonts.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open Character Viewer, search for Leftwards Black Circled White Arrow, then double-click it to insert the character.

Microsoft Word

Type 2B88 without U+, then immediately press Alt + X. Word converts the code into ⮈. You can also use Insert → Symbol.

Google Docs

Open Insert → Special characters and search by name, or paste ⮈ directly. For emoji, you can also use your operating system emoji picker.

iPhone / iPad

iOS does not provide a direct Unicode-code entry method for every symbol. Copy ⮈ from SymbolDex or check long-press variants on related keys. For frequent use, create a shortcut under Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement.

Android

Availability varies by Android keyboard. In Gboard, browse the symbols panel and long-press related keys for variants. If it is not available, copy ⮈ from SymbolDex and paste it where needed.

Linux

In many Linux apps using GTK/IBus, press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2b88, then confirm with Enter or Space. If your app does not support this method, copy and paste ⮈.

Web and programming codes

Copy the representation you need for HTML, CSS, JavaScript or Python. For emoji sequences, SymbolDex includes every code point in the correct order.

HTML decimal⮈

HTML hex⮈

CSS content\2b88

JavaScript\u2B88

Python\u2B88

Unicode text⮈

Usage examples

⮈ — Leftwards Black Circled White Arrow

Unicode: U+2B88

HTML: ⮈