Category: Symbols

↖️up-left arrow

↖️ up-left arrow belongs to Symbols. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.

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Meaning

An arrow pointing diagonally up and to the left, often used to indicate a northwest direction or point to something.

Aliases

:arrow_upper_left:

Keywords

arrowdirectionintercardinalnorthwestup leftup left arrow

What does ↖️ up-left arrow mean?

This emoji represents an arrow pointing toward the upper left corner, corresponding to the northwest intercardinal direction. It is often used to give navigation directions or to draw attention to something located up and to the left in a conversation. Depending on context, it can also be used in interface design to represent a back or undo action.

Often used for

Giving northwest navigation directions
Pointing to a link or image above and to the left
Indicating movement toward the upper left
Representing a 'back' or 'undo' button in UI discussions

Tone: Tone is generally neutral and utilitarian. It is mostly used for literal pointing or directions rather than carrying emotional weight.

↖️ in real messages

the trail goes ↖️ for about a mile
click the icon ↖️ to go back
the store is just ↖️ of the main intersection
look at the top left corner ↖️
move the text box ↖️ a little bit

How ↖️ up-left arrow looks

Appearance varies by device and platform — your system font draws the native version below.

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↖️ up-left arrow codes for developers

Every format below produces ↖️ — click Copy on the one your stack needs.

Emoji	`↖️`
Unicode codepoints	`U+2196 U+FE0F`
HTML (decimal)	`↖️`
HTML (hex)	`↖️`
CSS	`\2196\FE0F`
JavaScript	`\u{2196}\u{FE0F}`
JSON	`\u2196\uFE0F`
URL encoded	`%E2%86%96%EF%B8%8F`
Shortcode (GitHub)	`:arrow_upper_left:`