🔙
BACK arrow
A left-pointing blue square with a white arrow, indicating backward movement or return
Platform Meaning
- Apple: Represents going back to a previous screen, page, or step in an app
- Google: Symbolizes returning to a prior state, location, or action, often used for navigation
- Twitter: Used to indicate going back, revisiting a topic, or correcting a previous statement
- Unicode: Leftwards Arrow with Corner Downwards (U+1F519), representing a backward direction
Detailed Introduction
The 🔙 emoji typically conveys the idea of moving backward, returning, or revisiting. It is commonly used in digital interfaces to indicate a 'back' button, allowing users to navigate to a previous page or screen. Beyond navigation, it can express the desire to go back in time, revisit a past event, or correct a prior action. In social media, it might be used to reference a previous post, topic, or conversation, or to signal a return to a previous state. Its blue square with a white left-pointing arrow makes it visually distinct and universally recognized for backward movement.
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