U+2B05

Black leftwards arrow⬅

Black leftwards arrow is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, listed here under Arrows and 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.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2B05
Decimal
11013
Hex
0x2B05
Octal
0o25405

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2B05
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LEFTWARDS BLACK ARROW
DecimalBase 1011013
HexadecimalBase 160x2B05
OctalBase 80o25405
BinaryBase 20010101100000101
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2B00–U+2BFFMiscellaneous Symbols and Arrows
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)⬅
HTML entity (hex)⬅
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2B05
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%AC%85

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2B05
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2B05
Python\u2B05
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2B05

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 AC 85
UTF-16 (BE)2B05
UTF-32 (BE)00002B05

How to type Black leftwards arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2B05 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2B05 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2B05. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Black leftwards arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2b05, 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, \2B05 in CSS, and \u2B05 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LEFTWARDS BLACK ARROW
Block
Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows (U+2B00–U+2BFF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block: U2B00.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Black 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 Black leftwards arrow?

Black leftwards arrow is U+2B05 (decimal 11013, hexadecimal 0x2B05, octal 0o25405). It lives in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block (U+2B00–U+2BFF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Black leftwards arrow?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LEFTWARDS BLACK ARROW". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Black leftwards arrow?

Use ⬅ or ⬅. In CSS, use content: "\2B05".

How do I type Black leftwards arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u2B05". Python: "\u2B05". JSON and Java: "\u2B05". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 AC 85.

Is Black leftwards arrow an emoji?

No. Black 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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