Leftwards Arrow To Bar

Representing a horizontal movement that stops at a vertical boundary, the Leftwards Arrow To Bar is frequently identified as the backtab or left-align symbol. It belongs to the Arrows block and the Common script, depicting a thin arrow pointing left and terminating against a solid perpendicular line. This symbol is primarily read as a command to return to a previous field or to move a cursor to the start of a line.

Within technical and user interface contexts, this character is most often seen on computer keyboards and in software menus. It serves as a standard icon for the back-indentation of text in word processors and for navigating backwards through form fields in web browsers. Outside of digital interfaces, it occasionally appears in technical diagrams to indicate a physical limit or a fixed stop point for mechanical components.