Sharp Left Arrow (Back / Previous) Free Icons | Vector Assets

Action returning to previous screen, “Square Left Arrow” Free Material

Simple left-facing arrow icon composed only of straight lines and acute angles, excluding all roundness. While right-facing arrow indicates “Progress,” this left-facing arrow intuitively conveys action “Return to previous state” to user. Solid design without sweetness, free material available for commercial use working functionally as navigation part of UI.

Specific Usage Scenes and Suggestions

This icon becomes essential in scenes showing operation “Return one back from current location” in websites and apps.

• For “Back” Button / Browser Back
  As ” < Back" button placed at top left of app screen or UI imitating "Return to previous page" function of browser.
• For “Previous” of Pagination
  As navigation indicating “Prev” or ” < Previous Page" in article list.
• For Operation of Slideshow
  As an operation button to return to previous image in image carousel or slideshow.
• For Hierarchy Display of Breadcrumb List
  As a separator symbol indicating upper hierarchy like “Parent Category < Child Category" (Reverse usage of right arrow).
• For Line of Sight Induction to Left Side
  As an induction mark indicating important information or past archive exists on left side of screen.

Editing Tips and Benefits of SVG Format

Free materials distributed on this site are also provided in vector format (SVG file) that does not deteriorate.

This left arrow creates consistent and beautiful navigation by using in set with paired “Right arrow.” Design trick is to convey it is clickable clearly by changing color of normal link to “Gray” and hover time (when mouse is over) to “Black” or “Brand color” with SVG editing software (Illustrator, etc.) or CSS.

Related Keywords

Arrow, Left arrow, Left, Square, Sharp, Triangle, Return, Back, Prev, Previous page, Navigation, Icon