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🔙 U+1F519, 🔙 BACK WITH LEFTWARDS ARROW ABOVE ← 🔘 [U+1F518] Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs 🔚 → [U+1F51A]

English

Description

A left-facing arrow with the capitalised text “back” below (see usage notes).

Symbol

🔙

1. (computing) Backspace.
2. (Internet slang) Precedes an occurrence in the past.

   🔙: Three years ago today, I bought my first house.

   🔙 – on this day in 1912, the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage, killing about 1,500

3. (Internet slang, literal) Back.

   I missed my train and it took me 30 minutes to get 🔙 to where I had to go in the first place.

   Throw🔙 to when Taylor Swift released 1989.

4. (transport) On road signage, indicates one must turn back.

Usage notes

The colour of the arrow and text depends on the operating system.