U+27F5

Long leftwards arrow⟵

Long leftwards arrow is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Supplemental Arrows-A block, listed here under Arrows: Heavy & Decorative. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "arrow", "left", "long".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+27F5
Decimal
10229
Hex
0x27F5
Octal
0o23765

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+27F5
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LONG LEFTWARDS ARROW
DecimalBase 1010229
HexadecimalBase 160x27F5
OctalBase 80o23765
BinaryBase 20010011111110101
General categorySymbol, mathSm
Unicode blockU+27F0–U+27FFSupplemental Arrows-A
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)⟵
HTML entity (hex)⟵
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\27F5
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9F%B5

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u27F5
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u27F5
Python\u27F5
Java / C# / Kotlin\u27F5

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9F B5
UTF-16 (BE)27F5
UTF-32 (BE)000027F5

How to type Long leftwards arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +27F5 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 27F5 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 27F5. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Long leftwards arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 27f5, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ⟵ in HTML, \27F5 in CSS, and \u27F5 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LONG LEFTWARDS ARROW
Block
Supplemental Arrows-A (U+27F0–U+27FF)
General category
Sm — Symbol, math

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Supplemental Arrows-A block: U27F0.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Long leftwards arrow symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ⟵ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Long leftwards arrow?

Long leftwards arrow is U+27F5 (decimal 10229, hexadecimal 0x27F5, octal 0o23765). It lives in the Supplemental Arrows-A block (U+27F0–U+27FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Long leftwards arrow?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LONG LEFTWARDS ARROW". Its General_Category is Sm (Symbol, math).

What is the HTML code for Long leftwards arrow?

Use ⟵ or ⟵. In CSS, use content: "\27F5".

How do I type Long leftwards arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u27F5". Python: "\u27F5". JSON and Java: "\u27F5". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9F B5.

Is Long leftwards arrow an emoji?

No. Long leftwards arrow is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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