Arabic Left Arrowhead Above ࣷ

ࣷ (U+8F7) 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: Arabic Left Arrowhead Above is part of the Symbols family (block: Arabic Extended-A). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: ARABIC LEFT ARROWHEAD ABOVE (U+8F7) is part of the Arabic Extended-A block and the Arabic script family. In history and encoding, it sits among symbols used by fonts and input systems. In modern text, such arrowheads help show direction and navigation cues. The usage atom notes that arrows commonly indicate direction and navigation cues in interfaces and documents. This symbol may appear above the baseline in certain fonts or layouts, depending on design choices. People see it in user interfaces, diagrams, and forms as a quick visual cue to move left or to indicate a backward action. It is not a letter or a number and does not change sentence order on its own. Designers place arrows near headings, toolbars, or control panels to guide actions without words. Its rendering depends on font support and rendering engines, so glyphs may vary or fall back if a font lacks the symbol. Understanding its history helps explain how symbols format and communicate in digital text and documents. The arrowhead above remains a small, language-agnostic cue for direction in many contexts.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+8F7 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.

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