What 🢔 means
Use a Unicode picker or your programming language’s Unicode escape. Search by the character’s name or U1F894; escape syntax varies by language.
The Wingdings font family was designed in 1990–1991 and released in 1992 for computer-interface symbols, including arrows. A Unicode proposal from 2011 records this glyph as Wingdings 3 entry “draw double left,” ID 3237. Older documents may depend on a Wingdings-specific code or menu entry; changing fonts can alter or erase that mark.
What does 🢔 mean?
It points left; nearby words tell you what should move or return. In a diagram it gives direction; in a label it can mark a previous or back action. Its ornate triangular head reads more like a design flourish than the plain arrow used for quick navigation.
Why does 🢔 show as a box?
The font may not contain a drawing for this character. The character stays the same, but fonts can vary in how they draw the triangle and inner arrow; an unsupported font may show a missing-glyph box.
Neutral and technical, with a decorative silhouette for directional labels and diagrams.
A plain left arrow is clearer for a quick back cue.
Don't confuse it with
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1Why does 🢔 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 🢔
- Search it as
- wingdings 3 · draw double left · double left arrow · arrow in triangle · left arrow symbol · left pointer symbol
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
🢔\1F894Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.