Folder Left Icon

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

Use it for dual pane file managers and FTP clients, copying the selected directory into the left pane; and move to commands in right to left layouts, such as an Arabic or Hebrew drive. For move to commands in an English, French or Spanish drive, use the Folder Right icon. For sending 1 document back to its author for edits, use the File Left icon. For a back button in a file browser header that returns to the last place visited, use the Arrow Left icon.

Folder with a left arrow in the center, for moving files back, restoring and importing into folders. Available in 4 styles (outline, solid, duotone and filled) as a React component you install with the shadcn CLI.

Preview

Folder 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/folder-left

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

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Folder Left icon in shadcn/ui components

Button

Icon button

Button group

Dropdown menu

Input group

Empty state

Nothing in the left pane yet

Copy a directory over from the right pane to edit or compare it side by side.

Folder Left icon FAQ

What does this icon show?

Folder with a left arrow in the center, for moving files back, restoring and importing into folders. Typical uses: restore files from the archive, move items back to the previous folder and import files into a folder.

When should I use it instead of a similar icon?

Use it for:

Dual pane file managers and FTP clients, copying the selected directory into the left pane
Move to commands in right to left layouts, such as an Arabic or Hebrew drive

For move to commands in an English, French or Spanish drive, use the Folder Right icon. For sending 1 document back to its author for edits, use the File Left icon. For a back button in a file browser header that returns to the last place visited, use the Arrow Left 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?

Icons from the same family and the Files set: Add Folder, Delete Folder, Folder, Folder Added, Folder Down and Folder 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

Dual pane file managers and FTP clients, copying the selected directory into the left pane
Move to commands in right to left layouts, such as an Arabic or Hebrew drive

When not to use

Move to commands in an English, French or Spanish drive: use the Folder Right icon
Sending 1 document back to its author for edits: use the File Left icon
A back button in a file browser header that returns to the last place visited: use the Arrow Left icon

Agent notes

Name an icon-only button with its label, "Copy to left pane", as the aria-label

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

MCPget_icon("folder-left")

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

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