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↖️Up-Left Arrow EmojiUnicode: 2196 FE0F
A diagonal arrow pointing up and left. Used to indicate direction, scrolling up-left, returning backward, or navigating in maps and games. Common in text conversations, social media captions, and chats on WhatsApp, Twitter, and iMessage.
Released in Released in 2010 with Unicode 6.0
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Meaning and Interpretation
↖️ The up-left arrow emoji shows a line pointing diagonally up and to the left. It's used on Twitter, Instagram, and other platforms to mean 'go back', 'return', 'scroll up-left', or simply to indicate a northwest direction. You might see it in a tweet saying 'brb' or in a text telling someone to look at something in the upper-left corner of an image. It's part of the arrow family and handy for quick directional cues in casual chats.
Symbolism
- Direction: moving up and left
- Retreat or returning to an earlier point
- Northwest orientation (on maps or compass)
Common Usage Scenarios
- In a group chat, telling friends to look at something in an image's upper-left corner
- On Twitter, replying to a thread to point someone to an earlier tweet
- In a gaming chat, instructing teammates to move northwest on the map
Usage Examples in Conversation
Check your DMs ↖️ I sent you a pic
The answer is in the top left corner of the page ↖️
Oops I went the wrong way, time to head ↖️ back
Brb just gotta scroll ↖️ to find that old tweet
The treasure is ↖️ from the big tree
Usage Guidelines and Etiquette
- Use to direct someone to scroll up-left on a page
- In maps, indicate a northwest direction
- Can mean 'go back' in a conversation or timeline
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