What ⮌ means
Follow the bend back in the opposite direction.
The shape is a U laid on its side, with the bend on the right and a triangular arrowhead. Following the line toward the tip takes you anticlockwise around the bend. The tip tells you which way to follow the path.
As a return arrow, it can illustrate going back along a route or to an earlier step. If you use it in instructions, add a short label explaining what to return to. The character alone does not specify a command such as undo or reload.
A practical, diagram-like sign; a short label makes its intended action clearer.
Part of collections
Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why do I see a box instead of the arrow?
Your font may not include this character. Try a font that supports it; changing the font can reveal the arrow without changing the text.
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How to type or find ⮌
- Search it as
- return arrow · U-turn arrow · back arrow · curved arrow · anticlockwise arrow
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
⮌\2B8CCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.