Up-Left Arrow Emoji

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What does Up-Left Arrow ↖️ mean?

Part of the Symbols category, the Up-Left Arrow emoji sits within Arrows. Related keywords include arrow, direction, intercardinal, northwest.

Like the rest of the Symbols category, it renders slightly differently across Apple, Google, and Samsung keyboards, though the core meaning stays consistent. It tends to read differently in a casual group chat than it would in a work message, so it's worth considering the audience before sending it. It's frequently used near emojis like Up Arrow and Up-Right Arrow, which cover similar ground.

💡 Interesting fact: This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 0.6 (2010).

How to use Up-Left Arrow ↖️ in a sentence

Added a ↖️ to make it clearer.
Used ↖️ to flag this in the group chat.
Tagged the message with ↖️
Dropped a ↖️ to mark it as done.
Put a ↖️↗️ next to the important line.

Up-Left Arrow ↖️ in other languages

French

flèche haut gauche

Mandarin

左上箭头

German

Pfeil nach links oben

Hindi

ऊपर-बायाँ तीर

Japanese

左上矢印

Korean

왼쪽 위 화살표

Portuguese

seta para cima e para a esquerda

Spanish

flecha hacia la esquina superior izquierda

Russian

стрелка влево-вверх

Arabic

سهم لأعلى اليسار

Frequently asked questions

What does the Up-Left Arrow ↖️ emoji mean?

Part of the Symbols category, the Up-Left Arrow emoji sits within Arrows. Related keywords include arrow, direction, intercardinal, northwest.

How do people use the Up-Left Arrow ↖️ emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "Added a ↖️ to make it clearer." It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.

Can I download the Up-Left Arrow ↖️ emoji as an image?

Yes — this page has buttons to download Up-Left Arrow as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.

Is there anything notable about the history of the Up-Left Arrow ↖️ emoji?

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 0.6 (2010).