Leftwards Triangle Arrowhead

It marks a leftward direction; the surrounding layout supplies its target. In diagrams, instructions, and labels, it points attention or movement left. Because it is only an arrowhead, a line, label, or layout supplies what is moving.

If someone sent you a left triangle by itself, take it as a literal direction or a request to look toward something on the left. Without shared context, you cannot tell what they mean to move or indicate.

Where did this arrowhead come from?

A 2011 proposal links it to Wingdings’ “DRAW LEFT” cue. The proposal records a legacy Wingdings glyph labeled “DRAW LEFT,” a practical drawing or layout cue. That encoding record does not date when the shape was invented. It groups the glyph with matching up, right, and down arrowheads, as well as white double-arrow forms.

The setting changes its job more than its meaning: in Wingdings it served as a drawing or layout cue; in text it can mark leftward movement or attention.

Why does 🢐 look missing or different?

As of 2026, font support can change or omit its display. In a browser or app, one font may show the arrowhead while another shows a box or a differently sized triangle. If the arrowhead is showing as a box, the selected font may lack the glyph.

It still points left in right-to-left text; it does not automatically turn around. If the physical direction needs to be right, use the rightwards counterpart.