Down arrow

Meaning and uses

The standard downward arrow. In bios it points to the link below, and in text it marks a decrease or a list that follows.

Unicode details

↓ is the Unicode character named DOWNWARDS ARROW, code point U+2193, in the Arrows block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a maths symbol (general category Sm).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

Tap a code to copy it:

How to type ↓

• On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
• In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 2193 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ↓.
• On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “downwards arrow”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2193, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ↓ or ↓. In a CSS content property, use "\2193".