Down-left arrow Emoji
Symbols
A sharp, bold arrow pointing toward the bottom-left corner of the frame. It serves as a clear visual indicator for movement or focus toward the southwest direction.
Usage Context
Frequently used in digital interfaces to point toward a specific UI element, highlight a link, or draw attention to a footer. It is often paired with ↗ to indicate a range or direction shift. People also use it in casual messaging to jokingly refer to a specific corner of a room or a map coordinate.
History
This arrow was adopted into the Unicode standard in 1993, stemming from early computer interface design. It traces its roots to early desktop navigation systems where directional indicators were necessary to guide users through hierarchical menus and multi-directional scrollable windows.
Details
Glyph
↙
Unicode
U+2199
Shortcode
:emoji_u2199:
HTML Entity
↙
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Symbols
Subcategory arrow
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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