Circle Arrow Left Icon

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

Use it for a round previous slide button floating over a carousel or photo lightbox, and a round back control over media in a full screen viewer or story player. For a previous record button in a group whose other controls sit in rounded boxes, use the Square Arrow Left icon. For a previous month or previous page caret in a calendar or pager, use the Left icon. For an undo control that reverts the last edit, use the Arrow Back icon.

Left arrow inside a circle, for previous slide, go back and return navigation. Available in 4 styles (outline, solid, duotone and filled) as a React component you install with the shadcn CLI.

Preview

Circle 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/circle-arrow-left

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

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Circle Arrow Left icon FAQ

What does this icon show?

Left arrow inside a circle, for previous slide, go back and return navigation. Typical uses: previous slide button on a carousel, back button in a photo viewer and return to the previous step.

When should I use it instead of a similar icon?

Use it for:

A round previous slide button floating over a carousel or photo lightbox
A round back control over media in a full screen viewer or story player

For a previous record button in a group whose other controls sit in rounded boxes, use the Square Arrow Left icon. For a previous month or previous page caret in a calendar or pager, use the Left icon. For an undo control that reverts the last edit, use the Arrow Back 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 Circle 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 August 6, 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

A round previous slide button floating over a carousel or photo lightbox
A round back control over media in a full screen viewer or story player

When not to use

A previous record button in a group whose other controls sit in rounded boxes: use the Square Arrow Left icon
A previous month or previous page caret in a calendar or pager: use the Left icon
An undo control that reverts the last edit: use the Arrow Back icon

Agent notes

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

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

MCPget_icon("circle-arrow-left")

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

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