SYMBOL
⭪ Leftwards Triangle-Headed Dashed Arrow
Unicode information
Leftwards Triangle-Headed Dashed ArrowLEFTWARDS TRIANGLE-HEADED DASHED ARROWU+2B6A⭪⭪\2b6a\u2B6AArrows17.0Meaning of ⭪ Leftwards Triangle-Headed Dashed Arrow
The ⭪ character is listed as Leftwards Triangle-Headed Dashed Arrow in SymbolDex. Its technical Unicode name is LEFTWARDS TRIANGLE-HEADED DASHED 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 Triangle-Headed Dashed Arrow, then double-click it to insert the character.
Microsoft Word
Type 2B6A 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 2b6a, 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.
⭪⭪\2b6a\u2B6A\u2B6A⭪Usage examples
⭪ — Leftwards Triangle-Headed Dashed ArrowUnicode: U+2B6AHTML: ⭪