Down arrow Emoji
Symbols
A bold, solid arrow pointing directly toward the bottom of the screen. It is usually rendered in a dark blue or black color and serves as a universal indicator of downward movement or physical orientation.
Usage Context
Used to point toward text located below a message, signal a downward trend in data, or indicate a physical direction like south on a map. It frequently appears in online threads to direct readers toward a linked attachment or a specific reply, often used in conjunction with the ⬆ or ⬅ emojis to navigate complex interfaces.
History
Arrows have been a fundamental part of digital character sets since the dawn of computing, essential for early command-line navigation and text-based layouts. This specific character was formalized in the Unicode 1.1 update in 1993 to ensure that directional markers remained consistent across various global operating systems and telecom hardware.
Details
Glyph
⬇
Unicode
U+2B07
Shortcode
:emoji_u2b07:
HTML Entity
⬇
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Symbols
Subcategory arrow
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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