📖 Emojipedix

Left Arrow Curving Right ↪️

Added in Emoji 0.6 · Symbols Arrows

Codepoint U+21AA
Shortcode :arrow_right_hook:
Version Emoji 0.6

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.

Keywords

arrow curving left right

Related Emoji

Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :arrow_right_hook:
Slack :arrow_right_hook:
Discord :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