What does ⬇️ Down Arrow mean?
An arrow pointing straight down, toward the south. Its most common job is pointing below: to the comments, a download link, a thread or details further down the page. It also shows something decreasing, like temperatures or prices, and stands for the Down key in game instructions. Creators use it in captions as a call to action to keep reading or tap a link.
⬇️ Down Arrow is an emoji from the Symbols category (arrows), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about cardinal, direction and south.
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⬇️ Down Arrow on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Down Arrow looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Down Arrow emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ⬇️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :arrow_down:.
When was the Down Arrow emoji added?
⬇️ Down Arrow was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ⬇️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Down Arrow. The underlying code (U+2B07 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.