Meaning
The mirror image of its curved-left cousin, this arrow points leftward but curves back to the right in a smooth arc. It's a simple, clean line-based icon with a traditional arrowhead, typically rendered in neutral gray or black across platforms.
When you use this arrow, you're usually indicating a forward motion, advancement, or "moving on" from one topic to the next. It complements rightward-curving arrows well in conversations about flow, progression, or narrative sequence. In some contexts, it can mean "continuing" or "more of the same."
Because it visually suggests momentum and continuation, it pairs naturally with words like "go," "proceed," or "then what?" It's less common in everyday chat than ↩️ but still shows up when people want to stylize replies or indicate directional shifts in thought.
Like its twin, this symbol earned its place in Unicode Emoji 0.6 back in 2010, making it one of the oldest standardized arrow variants designed for cross-platform digital communication.
Common Uses
- • Showing progression or moving forward
- • Indicating a continuation to the next topic
- • Expressing flow or sequence
- • Replying to a previous message with a twist
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Both curved-arrow siblings (↩️ and ↪️) are technically considered ornamental rather than functional in most modern interfaces, but messaging apps and forums often repurpose them as stylish reply markers.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:arrow_right_hook: :arrow_right_hook: :arrow_right_hook: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | ↪ |
| HTML (hex) | ↪ |
| CSS | \21AA |
| JavaScript | \u21AA |
| Python | \U000021AA |
| Java | \u21AA |
| Perl | \x{21AA} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{21AA} |
| Punycode | xn--6ne |
| URL Encoded | %E2%86%AA |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xE2 0x86 0xAA |
↪️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | বাম তীর ডান দিকে বাঁকানো |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 左转弯箭头 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 向右彎的左箭頭 |
| Danish | pil mod venstre med sving til højre |
| Dutch | pijl naar links die naar rechts draait |
| English | left arrow curving right |
| English (UK) | left arrow curving right |
| Estonian | kaardus nool paremale |
| Finnish | oikealle kääntyvä nuoli |
| French | flèche courbe droite |
| German | geschwungener Pfeil nach rechts |
| Hindi | दाईं ओर मुड़ा बायाँ तीर |
| Hungarian | jobbra görbülő bal nyíl |
| Italian | freccia curva a destra |
| Japanese | 左カーブ矢印 |
| Korean | 왼쪽에서 오른쪽으로 꺾는 화살표 |
| Lithuanian | rodyklė į kairę, užlenkta į dešinę |
| Malay | anak panah ke kiri melengkung ke kanan |
| Norwegian | pil som bøyer mot høyre |
| Polish | strzałka zakręcona w prawo |
| Portuguese | seta curva da esquerda para a direita |
| Russian | стрелка влево с поворотом вправо |
| Spanish | flecha izquierda curvándose a la derecha |
| Spanish (Mexico) | flecha izquierda curvándose a la derecha |
| Swedish | svängd högerpil |
| Thai | ลูกศรวนขวา |
| Ukrainian | стрілка вліво з вигином управо |
| Vietnamese | mũi tên trái cong sang phải |