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Directional Guidance
Turn left at the next intersection, then head ↖️ and you'll find the park.
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🚀 Emoji Details
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Up-left arrow
The ↖️ Arrow Upper Left emoji is a directional arrow pointing diagonally towards the upper left corner. It is primarily used to indicate direction, navigation, or location, literally pointing towards...
Meaning & Usage
The ↖️ Arrow Upper Left emoji is a directional arrow pointing diagonally towards the upper left corner. It is primarily used to indicate direction, navigation, or location, literally pointing towards the upper left. However, it can also be used metaphorically to represent a return to a previous state, a shift in focus to the past, or even a nostalgic feeling. The emoji was introduced in Unicode version 6.0 in 1993 and is commonly used in digital communication to provide clear and concise directional guidance or to express a figurative movement 'back' or 'up and to the left'.
Usage Contexts
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Returning to a Previous State
After trying a new approach, we decided to go ↖️ back to our original plan.
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Indicating a Source Above and to the Left
The sound seems to be coming from ↖️, check the attic!
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Nostalgia or Reflection
Thinking about my childhood and simpler times ↖️
Platform Appearances
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🇹🇷
Sol yukarı ok
Türkçe
🇩🇪
Pfeil nach links oben
Deutsch
🇫🇷
Flèche haut gauche
Français
🇮🇳
ऊपर-बायाँ तीर
हिन्दी
🇸🇦
سهم لأعلى اليسار
العربية
🇷🇺
Стрелка влево-вверх
Русский
🇵🇰
اوپر بائیں تیر
اردو
🇮🇩
Tanda panah kiri atas
Bahasa Indonesia
🇻🇳
Mũi tên lên bên trái
Tiếng Việt
🇹🇭
ลูกศรชี้มุมซ้ายบน
ไทย
🇮🇷
پیکان بالا چپ
فارسی
🇳🇬
Kibiya Mai Nuni Zuwa Sama da Hagu
Hausa
🇪🇹
ወደ ላይ ግራ ጠቋሚ ቀስት
አማርኛ
🇹🇿
Mshale Unaoelekeza Juu Kushoto
Kiswahili
🇧🇩
উপরে বামে তীর
বাংলা
🇲🇲
ဘယ်ဘက်အပေါ်ညွှန် မြား
မြန်မာ
🇺🇿
Chap Yuqori Strela
Oʻzbek
🇮🇳
वर-डावीकडे दर्शविणारा बाण
मराठी
🇮🇳
ఎగువ ఎడమ బాణం
తెలుగు
🇮🇩
Panah Miring Ngiwa Ndhuwur
Jawa
🇮🇶
Tîra jor-çep
Kurdî
🇵🇭
Pataas na Kaliwang Palaso
Filipino
Usage Tips
Combine with location emojis
Use the ↖️ emoji with emojis like 📍 or 🗺️ to give precise directional instructions.
Use metaphorically
Employ the ↖️ emoji to symbolize going back to a previous point or revisiting an idea.
Avoid ambiguity
Ensure the context is clear when using the ↖️ emoji to avoid misinterpretation, especially when used metaphorically.
Developer Codes
U+2196-FE0F
↖-FE0F;
\2196-FE0F
\u{2196-FE0F}