Left Arrow Tail (↢) is the Arrows character at Unicode U+21A2 (LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH TAIL). It is a leftwards arrow with a distinctive tail — useful for navigation and map-style UI.
Remember
Character ↢
Unicode U+21A2
Hex entity ↢
Decimal ↢
Named entity ↢
CSS escape \21A2
Not the same ↣ (↣) · ⤙ (⤙)
All of these produce the same glyph: ↢ (when the font supports U+21A2). Prefer ↢ in HTML source for clarity; use hex/decimal when generating entities, and CSS \21A2 only in content.
Using Hex Code: ↢
Using HTML Code: ↢
Using Named Entity: ↢
Using CSS Entity: ↢
↢ Back
How It Works
1. Hex:U+21A2 → ↢ in HTML. The browser turns it into ↢.
2. Decimal: same code point as 8610 → ↢. Same result as hex.
3. Named:↢ is the HTML5 name for this character.
4. CSS: use \21A2 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that ↢ after the paragraph text.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with Left Arrow Tail.
Look-alikes
Not headless ⤙
⤙ (U+2919) is a different Supplemental Arrows-B glyph — do not swap them.
Direction
Left vs right tail
↢ is ↢. The rightwards form is ↣ (↣, U+21A3).
A11y
Label the action
Pair ↢ with words like “Back”, or use aria-label.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\21A2 belongs in CSS. ↢ / ↢ / ↢ belong in HTML.
Fonts
Arrows coverage
Most modern UI fonts include U+21A2. If a glyph is missing, try Segoe UI Symbol or Noto Sans Symbols.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish with ; — write ↢, not &larrtl.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Left Arrow Tail (U+21A2) and its entity forms (↢, ↢, ↢, CSS \\21A2) are supported in modern browsers when the font includes the Arrows block.
✓ Universal support
Left Arrow Tail (↢)
Encode with named, hex, decimal, or CSS escape — same character when the font supports U+21A2.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerAll versions
Yes
U+21A2 / ↢Full support
Bottom line: Prefer ↢ in HTML. Use \\21A2 only inside CSS content. Do not confuse with ↣ or ⤙.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: this symbol is U+21A2 (decimal 8610).
HTML: prefer ↢ — or use ↢ / ↢.
Use ↢ (named), ↢ (hex), ↢ (decimal), or the CSS escape \21A2 in the content property. All render ↢ when the font supports the Arrows block.
U+21A2 (LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH TAIL). Hex 21A2, decimal 8610. It belongs to the Arrows block (U+2190–U+21FF).
Yes. ↢ is the HTML5 named entity for U+21A2. You can also use ↢ or ↢.
Use it for navigation icons, maps, and diagrams that need a leftwards arrow with a visible tail. Prefer ↢ for readable HTML source.
HTML entities (↢, ↢, or ↢) go in markup. The CSS escape \21A2 is used in stylesheets (usually in the content property of ::before/::after). Both render ↢.
U+21A3 (↣, ↣) is the rightwards arrow with tail. U+2919 (⤙, ⤙) is the leftwards arrow-tail (headless) in Supplemental Arrows-B. U+21A2 is the Arrows-block leftwards arrow with tail.
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Did you know?
Left Arrow Tail is Unicode U+21A2 (decimal 8610) — LEFTWARDS ARROW WITH TAIL. HTML5 provides the named entity ↢. Prefer it for readable source, or use ↢ / ↢. Do not confuse it with the headless arrow-tail ⤙ (U+2919) or the rightwards form ↣ (U+21A3).
