Arrow Left Icon

Q: When should I use it instead of a similar icon?

Use it for previous controls on carousels and lightboxes that have no first or last button, a back to app row at the top of a settings or admin sidebar, and back buttons in a full screen flow such as checkout or onboarding. For month steppers in a calendar or date picker header, use the Left icon. For a round control with its own ring floating over a photo, with no button around it, use the Circle Arrow Left icon. For signing out or leaving a workspace from an account menu, use the Exit Right icon.

Straight arrow pointing left with an open chevron head, for back, previous and move left actions. Available in 4 styles (outline, solid, duotone and filled) as a React component you install with the shadcn CLI.

Preview

Arrow Left icon in outline, solid, duotone and filled styles

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Install and code

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @reui/icons/default/filled/arrow-left

Writes reui/icons/default/filled/arrow-left.tsx

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Arrow Left icon FAQ

What does this icon show?

Straight arrow pointing left with an open chevron head, for back, previous and move left actions. Typical uses: back button in a page header, previous slide control in a carousel and move a card left on a board.

When should I use it instead of a similar icon?

Use it for:

Previous controls on carousels and lightboxes that have no first or last button
A back to app row at the top of a settings or admin sidebar
Back buttons in a full screen flow such as checkout or onboarding

For month steppers in a calendar or date picker header, use the Left icon. For a round control with its own ring floating over a photo, with no button around it, use the Circle Arrow Left icon. For signing out or leaving a workspace from an account menu, use the Exit Right icon.

Which styles does it come in?

4 styles: Outline, Solid, Duotone and Filled. Every style is drawn on the same 24 by 24 grid and installs as its own file, so you can switch styles without touching the layout.

How do I install it with the shadcn CLI?

Copy the install command from the panel above, in the style you want, and run it in your project. The shadcn CLI adds the icon as a React component that you import and render like any other. It draws in the current text color, so your text color and size classes style it. Icon installs need a ReUI Ultimate license.

What icons go well with it?

Arrow Two Diagonals and Arrow Right sit beside it in the same toolbar or menu. More from the same family and the Arrows set: Arrow Back, Arrow Down, Arrow Down Left and Arrow Down Right.

When was it added?

It joined the ReUI icon library on June 30, 2026.

For AI Agents

Hand your agent this brief or the ReUI MCP, not a screenshot. Installs with a ReUI Ultimate license.

When to use

Previous controls on carousels and lightboxes that have no first or last button
A back to app row at the top of a settings or admin sidebar
Back buttons in a full screen flow such as checkout or onboarding

When not to use

Month steppers in a calendar or date picker header: use the Left icon
A round control with its own ring floating over a photo, with no button around it: use the Circle Arrow Left icon
Signing out or leaving a workspace from an account menu: use the Exit Right icon

Agent notes

Name an icon-only button with its label, "Previous slide", as the aria-label

Markdownhttps://reui.io/icons/preview/arrow-left.md

MCPget_icon("arrow-left")

Installnpx shadcn@latest add @reui/icons/default/duotone/arrow-left

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