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🠼 Leftwards Compressed Arrow

🠼

Unicode information

NameLeftwards Compressed Arrow
Unicode nameLEFTWARDS COMPRESSED ARROW
Code pointU+1F83C
HTML decimal🠼
HTML hex🠼
CSS\1f83c
JavaScript\u{1F83C}
CategoryArrows
Unicode17.0

Meaning of 🠼 Leftwards Compressed Arrow

The 🠼 character is listed as Leftwards Compressed Arrow in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is LEFTWARDS COMPRESSED 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 Compressed Arrow, then double-click it to insert the character.

Microsoft Word

Type 1F83C 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 1f83c, 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\1f83c
JavaScript\u{1F83C}
Python\U0001F83C
Unicode text🠼

Usage examples

🠼 — Leftwards Compressed Arrow
Unicode: U+1F83C
HTML: 🠼

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