Heavy Leftwards Arrow with Equilateral Arrowhead 🠘
🠘 (U+1F818) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Heavy Leftwards Arrow with Equilateral Arrowhead is part of the Symbols family (block: Supplemental Arrows-C). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The HEAVY LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH EQUILATERAL ARROWHEAD depicts direction and navigation cues. It helps indicate a backward option in interfaces and documents, guiding users to a previous step or page. It marks a leftward step in diagrams, flowcharts, or process visuals where direction matters. It also can point to a route, section, or related item in maps or navigation aids. In practice, designers place it beside back buttons, before links, or along leftward paths to clarify movement. When used in text, pair it with concise labels so readers understand the action. For accessibility, provide descriptive alt text and keep contrast high. Across platforms, ensure the symbol remains recognizable and legible for all users, including those using screen readers.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F818 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F818 - General Category:
So - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Arrows-C - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A0 98 - UTF-16:
D83E DC18 - UTF-32:
0001F818 - HTML dec:
🠘 - HTML hex:
🠘 - JS escape:
\u{1F818} - Python \N{}:
\N{HEAVY LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH EQUILATERAL ARROWHEAD} - Python \U:
\U0001F818 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A0%98 - CSS escape:
\1F818
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F818 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🠘 (hex) or 🠘 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.