Long leftwards arrow

⟵ is the Unicode character “LONG LEFTWARDS ARROW” (U+27F5). It belongs to the Supplemental Arrows A block and was added in Unicode 3.2. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

⟵ codes

UnicodeCode point U+27F5
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ⟵
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ⟵
CSSFor the CSS content property \27F5
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u27F5
PythonEscape in Python strings \u27F5
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%9F%B5
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 9F B5
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 27F5

How to type ⟵

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “long leftwards arrow”.

In Microsoft Word, type 27F5 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “long leftwards arrow”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+27F5. Every format is on the long leftwards arrow page.

About ⟵

Unicode name
LONG LEFTWARDS ARROW
Code point
U+27F5 (10229)
Block
Supplemental Arrows A
Category
Math Symbol
Unicode version
3.2