How to add left arrow in react js?

July 19, 2024

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To add left arrow in react js, you can set ←. It will add left arrow in react js.

Today, I am going to show you, how to add left arrow in react js.

Table of contents

Install and create a new React app.
Import react component.
Create a Component.

Let’s start with the first step.

Step 1: Install and create a new React app.

First you have to install the React project. You should use create-react-app command to create a new React project.

npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
npm start

Step 2: Import react component.

After installing, you have to import your React component. To do this, add the following line to the top of your component file.

import React from 'react';

Step 3: Create a Component.

You can use ← to add left arrow in react js.

<div>
  <span>←</span> This is a left arrow.
</div>

Add left arrow example.

The below code is an example of a React. You have to import React and set ← to add left arrow in react js.

App.js

import React from 'react';
function App() {
  return (
    <div>
      <span>←</span> This is a left arrow.
    </div>
  );
}
export default App;

OR

App.js

import React from 'react';
import "./App.css";

function App() {
 return (
    <div className="arrow-left-container">
      <span className="arrow-left"></span> This is a left arrow.
    </div>
  );
}
export default App;

App.css

.arrow-left-container {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.arrow-left {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  margin-right: 10px;
  border-top: 5px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 5px solid transparent;
  border-right: 10px solid black;
}

In the above code example, I have used the ← to add left arrow in react js.

Check the output of the above code.

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