Up-left Arrow
aka
northwest arrow·diagonal up arrow
top left arrow·up-left pointer·corner arrow
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About
The UP-LEFT ARROW emoji (↖️) is the directional emoji that means business when you need to point to something in the northwest corner of existence. It's your go-to for literally directing attention upward and leftward, whether you're indicating a menu item, highlighting a username, or just being delightfully specific about spatial relationships in your digital conversations.
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When to use ↖️
- →Pointing to usernames or profile pictures in screenshots
- →Directing attention to menu items or interface elements
- →Indicating northwest direction in location contexts
- →Highlighting something in the top-left corner of an image
- →Navigation instructions or wayfinding
Keywords
upleftarrowdirectionintercardinalnorthwestup-leftsymbols
Related Concepts
pointingcornernorthwestdiagonalmenuusernamelocationdirection guidespatial referenceinterface navigation
Unicode
- Codepoint
- 2196
- Unicode Version
- 6.1
- Added in Emoji
- 0.6
Did you know?
This arrow is part of the original Unicode 6.1 symbols set, making it one of the earliest directional indicators available in digital communication, predating most of the colorful emojis we use today.
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