Left Arrow
←
Type it
| Unicode | U+2190 | |
|---|---|---|
| LaTeX | \leftarrow | |
| HTML entity | ← | |
| Character | ← |
Meaning
Points to the left. In pseudocode it often means assigning a value to a variable. Compare with Right Arrow and Left Right Arrow.
How to read it
x ← x + 1
is read “x gets x plus one”.