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The ability of perceiving external pressures and conducting corresponding signals is one of the important functions of flexible electronics,which has been widely studied in electronic skin,prosthetics,robotics,healthcare,human-machine interfaces,etc.Pressure sensor should not be limited to the detection of unidirectional pressure.Here,a leather-based electronic pressure sensor and corresponding arrays with bidirectional sensing capability are demonstrated.The sensor/arrays consisting of two pieces of stacked leather both modified with acidified carbon nanotubes (a-CNTs) can achieve multi-level response to pressure over a broad working range and sense pulling force opposite to pressure.With polyurethane mixed with ferriferrous oxide (Fe3O4)powder being applied to their upper surface,the resistive sensor/individual units of arrays can also detect the magnetic field because of the contactless pulling force generated by the magnetized Fe3O4.Being able to sense pressure,pulling force and magnetic field,the leather-based electronic bidirectional pressure sensor and corresponding arrays with good performance not only exhibit potential for mass production and their broad application prospects,but also provide a new insight for the development of flexible electronics.