Question 1

What does the Arrow Return Left icon mean?

Accepted Answer

The arrow-return-left icon represents a return or back action to the left, commonly used to navigate to a previous state or location. It is often associated with reversing direction or returning to a prior state.

Question 2

Where is the Arrow Return Left icon used?

Accepted Answer

In web applications, the return-left icon appears in navigation menus like Google Maps or Waze, allowing users to return to a previous location. It is also found in software applications like Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, enabling users to navigate to previous worksheets.

Question 3

What does the Arrow Return Left icon tell users?

Accepted Answer

From a UX perspective, the return-left icon communicates the ability to reverse direction or return to a prior state, providing users with navigation control. It helps users understand that they can go back to a previous location.

Question 4

Can I download the Arrow Return Left icon as SVG or PNG?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Open Get icon, then Download file: SVG for code or design tools like Figma; PNG, WebP or JPEG at 512px; or an ICO favicon with 16, 32 and 48px inside. Each one uses what you set in Customize.

Question 5

How do I install the Arrow Return Left icon with the shadcn CLI?

Accepted Answer

Sign in (it's free), then open Get icon, Install with shadcn CLI, and pick your package manager to copy the command. It adds the icon to components/icons/ion-arrow-return-left.tsx.

Question 6

How do I use the Arrow Return Left icon in Next.js or React?

Accepted Answer

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed ArrowReturnLeftIcon component you paste into your project, with no package to install. It works in Next.js and any React app.

Question 7

How do I use the Arrow Return Left icon in Vue, Svelte or Angular?

Accepted Answer

Open Get icon, then Copy as code, and pick Vue, Svelte, Angular, Solid or Preact; the Code section shows each one too. Every version is one self-contained component with the SVG inside.

Question 8

Can my AI agent install it for me?

Accepted Answer

With Pro, the shadcn.io MCP server lets Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client find the Arrow Return Left icon, or any of 2,361 IonIcons icons, and install it from a prompt.

Question 9

Can I use the Arrow Return Left icon in commercial projects?

Accepted Answer

Yes. MIT allows commercial use; keep the license notice when you ship the icons' source files. The full terms are in the license, linked on this page.

Question 10

Is the Arrow Return Left icon free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Copying and downloading it is free, and the shadcn CLI install only needs a free account.

Question 11

How do I change the color of the Arrow Return Left icon?

Accepted Answer

It's drawn in currentColor, so it takes the text color wherever you use it. To bake a color in, set one in Customize before you copy.

Question 12

How do I change the size of the Arrow Return Left icon?

Accepted Answer

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 512 × 512 grid, so it stays sharp at any size. Customize also sets the size it exports at, its padding and rotation.

Question 13

How do I make the Arrow Return Left icon accessible?

Accepted Answer

Next to a visible label it's decoration: add aria-hidden="true" so screen readers skip it. Standing alone, as in an icon button, give the button a name instead, like aria-label="Arrow Return Left", so screen readers say what it does.

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