Decrease Font Size Symbol

It labels the shrink-text command in an interface.

In a document or toolbar, it marks an option; inserting the character into a sentence does not reformat nearby words.

Unicode proposals from 2011–2012 considered the sign for smaller type. Reviewers changed its proposed code point, while its purpose stayed the same.

Can I send 🗛 in a chat?

Add words if you mean it as a request.

By itself, 🗛 can look like an interface symbol and does not say which text should shrink.

Write “make this text smaller” when you want someone to change the text size.