What does ↩️ Right Arrow Curving Left mean?
An arrow that heads right and then hooks back to the left, the classic “return” or “undo” shape. In chats it marks a reply to an earlier message, a return to a previous topic, or a comeback. It echoes the Return key symbol found on many keyboards. Its mirror image ↪️ is more about forwarding or moving ahead.
↩️ Right Arrow Curving Left is an emoji from the Symbols category (arrows), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
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↩️ Right Arrow Curving Left on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Right Arrow Curving Left looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Right Arrow Curving Left emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ↩️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :leftwards_arrow_with_hook:.
When was the Right Arrow Curving Left emoji added?
↩️ Right Arrow Curving Left was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ↩️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Right Arrow Curving Left. The underlying code (U+21A9 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.