# 🔙 BACK arrow emoji

🔙 BACK arrow is an emoji in the arrows set of Symbols. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.

- Emoji: 🔙
- Unicode name: BACK arrow
- Code points: U+1F519
- Category: Symbols, Arrows
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :back:
- Keywords: arrow, BACK
- Page: https://emojichart.com/back-arrow-emoji

## What it means

A left-pointing arrow paired with the word BACK. It is used for navigating back to a previous page or place, and in messages to announce that someone is back or is returning to something.

## How to type 🔙

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “BACK arrow”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “BACK arrow”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “BACK arrow”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “BACK arrow”.
- GitHub: Type :back: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | flecha BACK | atrás, atrás con flecha izquierda, back, flecha, flecha a la izquierda |
| Français (fr) | flèche Retour | flèche, flèche vers la gauche, retour |
| Deutsch (de) | BACK-Pfeil | BACK-Pfeil, links, Pfeil, zurück |
| Italiano (it) | freccia BACK | back, freccia, freccia verso sinistra, indietro, indietro con freccia verso sinistra |
| Português (pt) | seta "BACK" | flecha, seta, seta "BACK", seta para a esquerda, seta para voltar, voltar, voltar com seta para a esquerda |
| Nederlands (nl) | BACK-pijl | BACK, pijl |
| Svenska (sv) | Back med vänsterpil | Back med vänsterpil, bakåt, TILLBAKA med vänsterpil, vänsterpil |
| Polski (pl) | strzałka z napisem BACK | strzałka, strzałka z napisem BACK, wstecz |
| Türkçe (tr) | geri oku | geri ok, geri oku, ok, sol geri ok, sol ok |
| Русский (ru) | стрелка «назад» | вернуться, назад, стрелка |
| Українська (uk) | стрілка назад [BACK] | назад, стрілка, стрілка BACK, стрілка назад [BACK], стрілка назад BACK |
| Ελληνικά (el) | βέλος BACK | βέλος, βέλος BACK, πίσω |
| العربية (ar) | سهم رجوع | رجوع, رجوع مع سهم أيسر, سهم, سهم أيسر |
| עברית (he) | חץ אחורה | אחורה, חזרה, חץ, לאחור |
| فارسی (fa) | پیکان عقب | برگشت, پیکان, پیکان عقب |
| हिन्दी (hi) | वापस तीर | तीर, बाएँ तीर के साथ वापस, बायाँ तीर, वापस |
| বাংলা (bn) | পিছনে তীর | তীর, পিছনে |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | tanda panah BACK | kembali, panah, tanda panah BACK |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | mũi tên BACK | back, mũi tên, mũi tên BACK |
| ไทย (th) | กลับ | กลับ, ลูกศร, ลูกศรกลับ |
| 日本語 (ja) | BACK矢印 | BACK, BACK矢印, バック, 戻る, 矢印 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 뒤로 | 뒤로, 왼쪽 화살표, 화살표 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 返回箭头 | 回退, 箭头, 返回, 返回箭头 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 返回 | 返回 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): terugpyl
- Akan (ak): AKYIRE akyerԑkyerԑkwan
- Albanian (sq): shigjetë prapa
- Amharic (am): ተመለስ ቀስት
- Armenian (hy): հետ գրությամբ սլաք
- Assamese (as): পশ্চাদমুখী কাঁড়
- Azerbaijani (az): geriyə yönəlmiş ox
- Bashkir (ba): АРТҠА уғы
- Basque (eu): atzera gezia
- Belarusian (be): стрэлка «назад»
- Bosnian (bs): strelica za nazad
- Bulgarian (bg): стрелка с back
- Burmese (my): နောက်သို့ မြား
- Canadian French (fr-CA): étiquette « BACK » et flèche
- Cantonese (yue): 返回箭咀
- Catalan (ca): fletxa amb la paraula Back
- Cherokee (chr): ᎣᏂᏗᏢ ᎦᏝᏗ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 後退箭嘴
- Chuvash (cv): "каялла" стрелка
- Croatian (hr): strelica s natpisom "back"
- Czech (cs): šipka zpět
- Danish (da): BACK-pil
- Estonian (et): nool BACK
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): seta BACK
- Faroese (fo): BACK pílur
- Filipino (fil): back arrow
- Finnish (fi): BACK-nuoli
- Galician (gl): frecha coa mensaxe "volver" en inglés
- Georgian (ka): უკანსვლის ღილაკი
- Gujarati (gu): પાછળ તીર
- Hausa (ha): Kibiya Ta BAYA
- Hungarian (hu): vissza nyíl
- Icelandic (is): til baka
- Igbo (ig): ube AZU
- Irish (ga): saighead SIAR
- Javanese (jv): panah MBALIK
- Kalaallisut (kl): tilbage
- Kannada (kn): ಹಿಂದಿನ ಬಾಣ
- Kazakh (kk): «артқа» көрсеткісі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): «ارتقا» كورسەتكىسى
- Khmer (km): ព្រួញទៅឆ្វេងមានអក្សរ Back នៅពីក្រោម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): akambi ka BACK
- Konkani (kok): फाटीं बाण
- Kyrgyz (ky): артка жебеси
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Ch’ab’ rech Tzalijisab’al
- Lao (lo): ລູກສອນກັບ
- Latvian (lv): bultiņa ar uzrakstu Back
- Lithuanian (lt): rodyklė su užrašu „Back“
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): šypa z napisom BACK
- Luxembourgish (lb): ZERÉCK-Feil
- Macedonian (mk): стрелка за назад
- Malay (ms): anak panah ‘BACK’
- Malayalam (ml): പുറകിലേക്കുള്ള അമ്പടയാളം
- Maltese (mt): vleġġa BACK
- Marathi (mr): परत बाण
- Mongolian (mn): БУЦАХ сум
- Māori (mi): pere HOKI
- Nepali (ne): पछाडि संकेत गर्ने वाण
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): BACK Áro
- Northern Sotho (nso): lerungwana la MORAGO
- Norwegian (no): BACK-pil
- Odia (or): ପଛ ତୀର
- Oromo (om): xiyya DUUBAA
- Pashto (ps): شاته غشی
- Punjabi (pa): ਪਿੱਛੇ ਵੱਲ ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਤੀਰ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): پیچھے دا تیر
- Quechua (qu): QIPA wachi
- Romanian (ro): săgeată cu textul BACK
- Romansh (rm): frizza BACK
- Sardinian (sc): fritza "BACK"
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): saighead “BACK”
- Serbian (sr): стрелица за повратак
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): strelica za povratak
- Shan (shn): ပိုၼ်ၽၢႆႇလင်
- Sindhi (sd): پٺيان وارو تير
- Sinhala (si): පසු ඊතලය
- Slovak (sk): šípka BACK
- Slovenian (sl): puščica nazaj
- Somali (so): fallaarta GADAAL
- Swahili (sw): mshale wa nyuma
- Tajik (tg): тири "бозгашт"
- Tamil (ta): பின்னால் செல்
- Telugu (te): వెనుకకు బాణం
- Tigrinya (ti): ዳሕረዋይ ምልክት
- Tongan (to): ngahau FOKI
- Tswana (tn): motsu WA BOA
- Turkmen (tk): BACK oky
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): kłok z napisom BACK
- Urdu (ur): واپسی تیر
- Uyghur (ug): ئارقا كۆرسەتكۈچ
- Uzbek (uz): orqaga yo‘nalish
- Welsh (cy): saeth BACK
- Wolof (wo): fettu DELLU
- Xhosa (xh): utolo oluthi EMVA
- Yoruba (yo): Ọfa ẸYIN
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Ɔfa ƐYIN
- Zulu (zu): umcibisholo oya emuva

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F519` |
| HTML | `🔙` |
| CSS | `\1F519` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F519}` |
| Python | `\U0001F519` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 94 99` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DD19` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%94%99` |

## Questions

### What does the 🔙 BACK arrow emoji mean?

A left-pointing arrow paired with the word BACK. It is used for navigating back to a previous page or place, and in messages to announce that someone is back or is returning to something.

### How do I type the 🔙 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “BACK arrow”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :back:.

### When was the 🔙 emoji added?

🔙 was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🔙?

U+1F519. In HTML you can write 🔙, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F519}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/back-arrow-emoji