Left Arrow ⬅
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A left-pointing arrow — representing backward movement, previous items or pages, and the return direction in navigation and interface contexts. Left arrows go back in browser history, navigate to previous slides or pages, and indicate the direction of return or retreat. In Western reading cultures, leftward movement often suggests reversal or returning to an earlier state.

The 'back button' in every browser and application is fundamentally a left arrow concept. Used for navigation return actions, backward directional movement, previous step or item indication, the general concept of returning to where you came from, and directional wayfinding where leftward movement is the relevant instruction.