BACK arrow emoji meaning

The back arrow emoji shows an arrow pointing to the left with the word "BACK" written underneath it, typically in a square-shaped button design. This emoji is commonly used to symbolize going back to a previous point, whether that is a moment in time, a location, or a topic of discussion. It often represents the idea of returning to something earlier, retracing steps, or undoing an action. This emoji is frequently used in conversations and digital interfaces to guide users or suggest revisiting something that came before.

The BACK arrow emoji is also known as BACK Emoji.

The BACK arrow emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026