# skip-back icon

Skip back. Gentleface icon, drawn on the 16 px pixel grid. Free, MIT licensed. Page: https://gentleface.com/icons/skip-back

- Category: Audio & video
- Use it for: previous track, skip back, previous song, prev track
- Tags: media, playback, track, back, previous
- Family: eject, fast-forward, pause, pause-circle, play, play-circle, play-off, record, record-dot, rewind, skip-forward, stop, stop-circle
- Component name: SkipBackIcon
- Added: 2026-10-14
- Changed: 2026-10-15 (20 px drawn, 24 px drawn)

## Alternatives

- `rewind`: scan backwards within a track (rewind)

## Don't confuse with

- `chevron-left`: the previous page or item

## Also fits

- rewind: go to the previous track (previous-track)

## Not for

- jump to start (use `arrow-left-to-line`): skip-back is the media previous-track control
- previous (use `chevron-left`): skip-back is the media previous-track control
- first page (use `chevron-left-to-line`): skip-back is the media previous-track control

## Files

Each SVG is 16 × 16 with fill="currentColor". Keep it at 16 px or an exact multiple (32, 48) on whole pixels: a fractional size or position blurs it.

- line-round: https://gentleface.com/svg/line-round/16/skip-back.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/line-round/16/skip-back.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-round/32/skip-back.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-round/48/skip-back.png
- line-soft: https://gentleface.com/svg/line-soft/16/skip-back.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/line-soft/16/skip-back.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-soft/32/skip-back.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-soft/48/skip-back.png
- line-sharp: https://gentleface.com/svg/line-sharp/16/skip-back.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/line-sharp/16/skip-back.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-sharp/32/skip-back.png · https://gentleface.com/png/line-sharp/48/skip-back.png
- solid-round: https://gentleface.com/svg/solid-round/16/skip-back.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/solid-round/16/skip-back.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-round/32/skip-back.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-round/48/skip-back.png
- solid-soft: https://gentleface.com/svg/solid-soft/16/skip-back.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/solid-soft/16/skip-back.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-soft/32/skip-back.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-soft/48/skip-back.png
- solid-sharp: https://gentleface.com/svg/solid-sharp/16/skip-back.svg · PNG https://gentleface.com/png/solid-sharp/16/skip-back.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-sharp/32/skip-back.png · https://gentleface.com/png/solid-sharp/48/skip-back.png

The SVG of every style: https://gentleface.com/icons/skip-back.json (`svg`).

## Code (line-round)

The snippets are decorative (aria-hidden). For an icon that carries meaning on its own, such as an icon-only button, label the button, or give the SVG role="img" and an aria-label. For another style, take its SVG from the JSON and swap the path `d`.

### SVG

```svg
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M2.144 2.144C2.241 2.048 2.359 2 2.5 2C2.641 2 2.759 2.048 2.856 2.144C2.952 2.241 3 2.359 3 2.5L3 12.5C3 12.641 2.952 12.759 2.856 12.856C2.759 12.952 2.641 13 2.5 13C2.359 13 2.241 12.952 2.144 12.856C2.048 12.759 2 12.641 2 12.5L2 2.5C2 2.359 2.048 2.241 2.144 2.144ZM13.612 12.987C13.478 13.018 13.352 12.997 13.235 12.924L5.235 7.924C5.17 7.883 5.117 7.83 5.076 7.765C5.001 7.645 4.979 7.519 5.01 7.387C5.04 7.254 5.115 7.151 5.235 7.076L13.235 2.076C13.316 2.025 13.404 2 13.5 2C13.641 2 13.759 2.048 13.856 2.144C13.952 2.241 14 2.359 14 2.5L14 12.5C14 12.596 13.975 12.684 13.924 12.765C13.851 12.882 13.747 12.956 13.612 12.987ZM6.443 7.5L13 11.598L13 3.402L6.443 7.5Z"/></svg>
```

### React

```tsx
// Gentleface "skip-back" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/skip-back
import type { SVGProps } from 'react';

export function SkipBackIcon(props: SVGProps<SVGSVGElement>) {
  return (
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width={16} height={16} viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" {...props}>
      <path d="M2.144 2.144C2.241 2.048 2.359 2 2.5 2C2.641 2 2.759 2.048 2.856 2.144C2.952 2.241 3 2.359 3 2.5L3 12.5C3 12.641 2.952 12.759 2.856 12.856C2.759 12.952 2.641 13 2.5 13C2.359 13 2.241 12.952 2.144 12.856C2.048 12.759 2 12.641 2 12.5L2 2.5C2 2.359 2.048 2.241 2.144 2.144ZM13.612 12.987C13.478 13.018 13.352 12.997 13.235 12.924L5.235 7.924C5.17 7.883 5.117 7.83 5.076 7.765C5.001 7.645 4.979 7.519 5.01 7.387C5.04 7.254 5.115 7.151 5.235 7.076L13.235 2.076C13.316 2.025 13.404 2 13.5 2C13.641 2 13.759 2.048 13.856 2.144C13.952 2.241 14 2.359 14 2.5L14 12.5C14 12.596 13.975 12.684 13.924 12.765C13.851 12.882 13.747 12.956 13.612 12.987ZM6.443 7.5L13 11.598L13 3.402L6.443 7.5Z" />
    </svg>
  );
}
```

### Vue

```vue
<!-- Gentleface "skip-back" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/skip-back -->
<template>
  <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
    <path d="M2.144 2.144C2.241 2.048 2.359 2 2.5 2C2.641 2 2.759 2.048 2.856 2.144C2.952 2.241 3 2.359 3 2.5L3 12.5C3 12.641 2.952 12.759 2.856 12.856C2.759 12.952 2.641 13 2.5 13C2.359 13 2.241 12.952 2.144 12.856C2.048 12.759 2 12.641 2 12.5L2 2.5C2 2.359 2.048 2.241 2.144 2.144ZM13.612 12.987C13.478 13.018 13.352 12.997 13.235 12.924L5.235 7.924C5.17 7.883 5.117 7.83 5.076 7.765C5.001 7.645 4.979 7.519 5.01 7.387C5.04 7.254 5.115 7.151 5.235 7.076L13.235 2.076C13.316 2.025 13.404 2 13.5 2C13.641 2 13.759 2.048 13.856 2.144C13.952 2.241 14 2.359 14 2.5L14 12.5C14 12.596 13.975 12.684 13.924 12.765C13.851 12.882 13.747 12.956 13.612 12.987ZM6.443 7.5L13 11.598L13 3.402L6.443 7.5Z" />
  </svg>
</template>
```

### Svelte

```svelte
<!-- Gentleface "skip-back" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/skip-back -->
<script>
  let props = $props();
</script>

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" {...props}>
  <path d="M2.144 2.144C2.241 2.048 2.359 2 2.5 2C2.641 2 2.759 2.048 2.856 2.144C2.952 2.241 3 2.359 3 2.5L3 12.5C3 12.641 2.952 12.759 2.856 12.856C2.759 12.952 2.641 13 2.5 13C2.359 13 2.241 12.952 2.144 12.856C2.048 12.759 2 12.641 2 12.5L2 2.5C2 2.359 2.048 2.241 2.144 2.144ZM13.612 12.987C13.478 13.018 13.352 12.997 13.235 12.924L5.235 7.924C5.17 7.883 5.117 7.83 5.076 7.765C5.001 7.645 4.979 7.519 5.01 7.387C5.04 7.254 5.115 7.151 5.235 7.076L13.235 2.076C13.316 2.025 13.404 2 13.5 2C13.641 2 13.759 2.048 13.856 2.144C13.952 2.241 14 2.359 14 2.5L14 12.5C14 12.596 13.975 12.684 13.924 12.765C13.851 12.882 13.747 12.956 13.612 12.987ZM6.443 7.5L13 11.598L13 3.402L6.443 7.5Z" />
</svg>
```

### HTML img

```html
<!-- Gentleface "skip-back" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/skip-back. An <img> can't take currentColor: it draws black. Inline the SVG or use the CSS mask to color it. -->
<img src="https://gentleface.com/svg/line-round/16/skip-back.svg" width="16" height="16" alt="">
```

### CSS

```css
/* Gentleface "skip-back" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/skip-back. Takes the text color. */
.icon-skip-back {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  background-color: currentColor;
  -webkit-mask: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='currentColor'%3E%3Cpath d='M2.144 2.144C2.241 2.048 2.359 2 2.5 2C2.641 2 2.759 2.048 2.856 2.144C2.952 2.241 3 2.359 3 2.5L3 12.5C3 12.641 2.952 12.759 2.856 12.856C2.759 12.952 2.641 13 2.5 13C2.359 13 2.241 12.952 2.144 12.856C2.048 12.759 2 12.641 2 12.5L2 2.5C2 2.359 2.048 2.241 2.144 2.144ZM13.612 12.987C13.478 13.018 13.352 12.997 13.235 12.924L5.235 7.924C5.17 7.883 5.117 7.83 5.076 7.765C5.001 7.645 4.979 7.519 5.01 7.387C5.04 7.254 5.115 7.151 5.235 7.076L13.235 2.076C13.316 2.025 13.404 2 13.5 2C13.641 2 13.759 2.048 13.856 2.144C13.952 2.241 14 2.359 14 2.5L14 12.5C14 12.596 13.975 12.684 13.924 12.765C13.851 12.882 13.747 12.956 13.612 12.987ZM6.443 7.5L13 11.598L13 3.402L6.443 7.5Z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / 16px 16px no-repeat;
  mask: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='currentColor'%3E%3Cpath d='M2.144 2.144C2.241 2.048 2.359 2 2.5 2C2.641 2 2.759 2.048 2.856 2.144C2.952 2.241 3 2.359 3 2.5L3 12.5C3 12.641 2.952 12.759 2.856 12.856C2.759 12.952 2.641 13 2.5 13C2.359 13 2.241 12.952 2.144 12.856C2.048 12.759 2 12.641 2 12.5L2 2.5C2 2.359 2.048 2.241 2.144 2.144ZM13.612 12.987C13.478 13.018 13.352 12.997 13.235 12.924L5.235 7.924C5.17 7.883 5.117 7.83 5.076 7.765C5.001 7.645 4.979 7.519 5.01 7.387C5.04 7.254 5.115 7.151 5.235 7.076L13.235 2.076C13.316 2.025 13.404 2 13.5 2C13.641 2 13.759 2.048 13.856 2.144C13.952 2.241 14 2.359 14 2.5L14 12.5C14 12.596 13.975 12.684 13.924 12.765C13.851 12.882 13.747 12.956 13.612 12.987ZM6.443 7.5L13 11.598L13 3.402L6.443 7.5Z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / 16px 16px no-repeat;
}
```

### Data URL

```text
data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 16 16' fill='currentColor'%3E%3Cpath d='M2.144 2.144C2.241 2.048 2.359 2 2.5 2C2.641 2 2.759 2.048 2.856 2.144C2.952 2.241 3 2.359 3 2.5L3 12.5C3 12.641 2.952 12.759 2.856 12.856C2.759 12.952 2.641 13 2.5 13C2.359 13 2.241 12.952 2.144 12.856C2.048 12.759 2 12.641 2 12.5L2 2.5C2 2.359 2.048 2.241 2.144 2.144ZM13.612 12.987C13.478 13.018 13.352 12.997 13.235 12.924L5.235 7.924C5.17 7.883 5.117 7.83 5.076 7.765C5.001 7.645 4.979 7.519 5.01 7.387C5.04 7.254 5.115 7.151 5.235 7.076L13.235 2.076C13.316 2.025 13.404 2 13.5 2C13.641 2 13.759 2.048 13.856 2.144C13.952 2.241 14 2.359 14 2.5L14 12.5C14 12.596 13.975 12.684 13.924 12.765C13.851 12.882 13.747 12.956 13.612 12.987ZM6.443 7.5L13 11.598L13 3.402L6.443 7.5Z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E
```

### Sprite

```html
<!-- Gentleface "skip-back" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/skip-back
     Every icon of this style in one file: https://gentleface.com/sprite/line-round.svg
     Serve it from your own origin: <use> does not load from another origin. -->
<svg width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><use href="/sprite/line-round.svg#skip-back"/></svg>
```

### SwiftUI

```swift
// Gentleface "skip-back" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/skip-back
import SwiftUI

struct SkipBackIcon: Shape {
    func path(in rect: CGRect) -> Path {
        var p = Path()
        p.move(to: CGPoint(x: 2.144, y: 2.144))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 2.5, y: 2), control1: CGPoint(x: 2.241, y: 2.048), control2: CGPoint(x: 2.359, y: 2))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 2.856, y: 2.144), control1: CGPoint(x: 2.641, y: 2), control2: CGPoint(x: 2.759, y: 2.048))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 3, y: 2.5), control1: CGPoint(x: 2.952, y: 2.241), control2: CGPoint(x: 3, y: 2.359))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 3, y: 12.5))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 2.856, y: 12.856), control1: CGPoint(x: 3, y: 12.641), control2: CGPoint(x: 2.952, y: 12.759))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 2.5, y: 13), control1: CGPoint(x: 2.759, y: 12.952), control2: CGPoint(x: 2.641, y: 13))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 2.144, y: 12.856), control1: CGPoint(x: 2.359, y: 13), control2: CGPoint(x: 2.241, y: 12.952))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 2, y: 12.5), control1: CGPoint(x: 2.048, y: 12.759), control2: CGPoint(x: 2, y: 12.641))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 2, y: 2.5))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 2.144, y: 2.144), control1: CGPoint(x: 2, y: 2.359), control2: CGPoint(x: 2.048, y: 2.241))
        p.closeSubpath()
        p.move(to: CGPoint(x: 13.612, y: 12.987))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 13.235, y: 12.924), control1: CGPoint(x: 13.478, y: 13.018), control2: CGPoint(x: 13.352, y: 12.997))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 5.235, y: 7.924))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 5.076, y: 7.765), control1: CGPoint(x: 5.17, y: 7.883), control2: CGPoint(x: 5.117, y: 7.83))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 5.01, y: 7.387), control1: CGPoint(x: 5.001, y: 7.645), control2: CGPoint(x: 4.979, y: 7.519))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 5.235, y: 7.076), control1: CGPoint(x: 5.04, y: 7.254), control2: CGPoint(x: 5.115, y: 7.151))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 13.235, y: 2.076))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 13.5, y: 2), control1: CGPoint(x: 13.316, y: 2.025), control2: CGPoint(x: 13.404, y: 2))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 13.856, y: 2.144), control1: CGPoint(x: 13.641, y: 2), control2: CGPoint(x: 13.759, y: 2.048))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 14, y: 2.5), control1: CGPoint(x: 13.952, y: 2.241), control2: CGPoint(x: 14, y: 2.359))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 14, y: 12.5))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 13.924, y: 12.765), control1: CGPoint(x: 14, y: 12.596), control2: CGPoint(x: 13.975, y: 12.684))
        p.addCurve(to: CGPoint(x: 13.612, y: 12.987), control1: CGPoint(x: 13.851, y: 12.882), control2: CGPoint(x: 13.747, y: 12.956))
        p.closeSubpath()
        p.move(to: CGPoint(x: 6.443, y: 7.5))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 13, y: 11.598))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 13, y: 3.402))
        p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: 6.443, y: 7.5))
        p.closeSubpath()
        return p.applying(CGAffineTransform(scaleX: rect.width / 16, y: rect.height / 16))
    }
}

// SkipBackIcon().frame(width: 16, height: 16) fills with the foreground style. Keep it on whole points to stay crisp.
```

### Compose

```kotlin
// Gentleface "skip-back" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/skip-back
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.SolidColor
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.addPathNodes
import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp

val SkipBackIcon: ImageVector by lazy {
    ImageVector.Builder(
        name = "skip-back", defaultWidth = 16.dp, defaultHeight = 16.dp,
        viewportWidth = 16f, viewportHeight = 16f,
    ).addPath(
        pathData = addPathNodes("M2.144 2.144C2.241 2.048 2.359 2 2.5 2C2.641 2 2.759 2.048 2.856 2.144C2.952 2.241 3 2.359 3 2.5L3 12.5C3 12.641 2.952 12.759 2.856 12.856C2.759 12.952 2.641 13 2.5 13C2.359 13 2.241 12.952 2.144 12.856C2.048 12.759 2 12.641 2 12.5L2 2.5C2 2.359 2.048 2.241 2.144 2.144ZM13.612 12.987C13.478 13.018 13.352 12.997 13.235 12.924L5.235 7.924C5.17 7.883 5.117 7.83 5.076 7.765C5.001 7.645 4.979 7.519 5.01 7.387C5.04 7.254 5.115 7.151 5.235 7.076L13.235 2.076C13.316 2.025 13.404 2 13.5 2C13.641 2 13.759 2.048 13.856 2.144C13.952 2.241 14 2.359 14 2.5L14 12.5C14 12.596 13.975 12.684 13.924 12.765C13.851 12.882 13.747 12.956 13.612 12.987ZM6.443 7.5L13 11.598L13 3.402L6.443 7.5Z"),
        fill = SolidColor(Color.Black),
    ).build()
}

// Icon(SkipBackIcon, contentDescription = null) tints it with LocalContentColor.
```

### Android XML

```xml
<!-- res/drawable/ic_skip_back.xml · Gentleface "skip-back" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/skip-back -->
<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:width="16dp"
    android:height="16dp"
    android:viewportWidth="16"
    android:viewportHeight="16"
    android:tint="?attr/colorControlNormal">
  <path
      android:fillColor="@android:color/white"
      android:pathData="M2.144 2.144C2.241 2.048 2.359 2 2.5 2C2.641 2 2.759 2.048 2.856 2.144C2.952 2.241 3 2.359 3 2.5L3 12.5C3 12.641 2.952 12.759 2.856 12.856C2.759 12.952 2.641 13 2.5 13C2.359 13 2.241 12.952 2.144 12.856C2.048 12.759 2 12.641 2 12.5L2 2.5C2 2.359 2.048 2.241 2.144 2.144ZM13.612 12.987C13.478 13.018 13.352 12.997 13.235 12.924L5.235 7.924C5.17 7.883 5.117 7.83 5.076 7.765C5.001 7.645 4.979 7.519 5.01 7.387C5.04 7.254 5.115 7.151 5.235 7.076L13.235 2.076C13.316 2.025 13.404 2 13.5 2C13.641 2 13.759 2.048 13.856 2.144C13.952 2.241 14 2.359 14 2.5L14 12.5C14 12.596 13.975 12.684 13.924 12.765C13.851 12.882 13.747 12.956 13.612 12.987ZM6.443 7.5L13 11.598L13 3.402L6.443 7.5Z"/>
</vector>
```

### Flutter

```dart
// Gentleface "skip-back" (line-round), MIT. https://gentleface.com/icons/skip-back
import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';

class SkipBackIcon extends StatelessWidget {
  const SkipBackIcon({super.key, this.size = 16, this.color});
  final double size;
  final Color? color;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) => CustomPaint(
        size: Size.square(size),
        painter: _SkipBackIconPainter(color ?? IconTheme.of(context).color ?? const Color(0xFF000000)),
      );
}

class _SkipBackIconPainter extends CustomPainter {
  _SkipBackIconPainter(this.color);
  final Color color;

  @override
  void paint(Canvas canvas, Size size) {
    canvas.scale(size.width / 16, size.height / 16);
    final p = Path()
      ..moveTo(2.144, 2.144)
      ..cubicTo(2.241, 2.048, 2.359, 2, 2.5, 2)
      ..cubicTo(2.641, 2, 2.759, 2.048, 2.856, 2.144)
      ..cubicTo(2.952, 2.241, 3, 2.359, 3, 2.5)
      ..lineTo(3, 12.5)
      ..cubicTo(3, 12.641, 2.952, 12.759, 2.856, 12.856)
      ..cubicTo(2.759, 12.952, 2.641, 13, 2.5, 13)
      ..cubicTo(2.359, 13, 2.241, 12.952, 2.144, 12.856)
      ..cubicTo(2.048, 12.759, 2, 12.641, 2, 12.5)
      ..lineTo(2, 2.5)
      ..cubicTo(2, 2.359, 2.048, 2.241, 2.144, 2.144)
      ..close()
      ..moveTo(13.612, 12.987)
      ..cubicTo(13.478, 13.018, 13.352, 12.997, 13.235, 12.924)
      ..lineTo(5.235, 7.924)
      ..cubicTo(5.17, 7.883, 5.117, 7.83, 5.076, 7.765)
      ..cubicTo(5.001, 7.645, 4.979, 7.519, 5.01, 7.387)
      ..cubicTo(5.04, 7.254, 5.115, 7.151, 5.235, 7.076)
      ..lineTo(13.235, 2.076)
      ..cubicTo(13.316, 2.025, 13.404, 2, 13.5, 2)
      ..cubicTo(13.641, 2, 13.759, 2.048, 13.856, 2.144)
      ..cubicTo(13.952, 2.241, 14, 2.359, 14, 2.5)
      ..lineTo(14, 12.5)
      ..cubicTo(14, 12.596, 13.975, 12.684, 13.924, 12.765)
      ..cubicTo(13.851, 12.882, 13.747, 12.956, 13.612, 12.987)
      ..close()
      ..moveTo(6.443, 7.5)
      ..lineTo(13, 11.598)
      ..lineTo(13, 3.402)
      ..lineTo(6.443, 7.5)
      ..close();
    canvas.drawPath(p, Paint()..color = color);
  }

  @override
  bool shouldRepaint(_SkipBackIconPainter old) => old.color != color;
}
```