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 "name": "chevron-left",
 "title": "Chevron left",
 "component": "ChevronLeftIcon",
 "url": "https://gentleface.com/icons/chevron-left",
 "category": "arrows",
 "motif": "chevron",
 "added": "2026-10-14",
 "history": [
  {
   "date": "2026-10-14",
   "what": [
    "added"
   ]
  }
 ],
 "geometry_hash": "0fc11243d404",
 "use_for": [
  "previous",
  "prev",
  "previous page",
  "previous item",
  "go previous"
 ],
 "alternatives": [
  {
   "icon": "chevron-left-triangle",
   "why": "the filled caret (Material, Bootstrap, FA); pick one convention per product",
   "concept": "previous"
  },
  {
   "icon": "arrow-left",
   "why": "return to the previous screen (back)",
   "concept": "previous"
  },
  {
   "icon": "chevrons-left",
   "why": "jump back several pages (jump-back)",
   "concept": "previous"
  }
 ],
 "dont_confuse_with": [
  {
   "icon": "skip-back",
   "why": "skip-back is the media previous-track control",
   "concept": "previous"
  }
 ],
 "also_fits": [
  {
   "concept": "back",
   "owner": "arrow-left",
   "why": "the iOS-style back button in a navigation bar; also previous in a sequence (previous)"
  },
  {
   "concept": "jump-back",
   "owner": "chevrons-left",
   "why": "one page or one item back (previous)"
  }
 ],
 "not_for": [
  {
   "concept": "less-than",
   "owner": "less-than",
   "why": "a chevron means previous; the operator sits at operator size and weight"
  },
  {
   "concept": "previous-track",
   "owner": "skip-back",
   "why": "the previous page or item"
  }
 ],
 "family": [
  "chevron-down",
  "chevron-down-triangle",
  "chevron-left-to-line",
  "chevron-left-triangle",
  "chevron-right",
  "chevron-right-to-line",
  "chevron-right-triangle",
  "chevron-up",
  "chevron-up-triangle",
  "chevrons-down",
  "chevrons-down-up",
  "chevrons-left",
  "chevrons-right",
  "chevrons-up",
  "chevrons-up-down"
 ],
 "tags": [
  "caret",
  "arrow",
  "left"
 ],
 "size": 16,
 "styles": [
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  "line-soft",
  "line-sharp",
  "solid-round",
  "solid-soft",
  "solid-sharp"
 ],
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 "license": "MIT",
 "author": "Alexander Kiselev"
}