What 🠿 means
It points downward; the surrounding message tells you what lies below.
In a list, it can mean “continue below”; in a flow diagram, “follow the lower step.” The down arrow symbol gives direction, not its target.
Unicode proposal materials in 2011 placed the four compressed arrows in work on carrying legacy font symbols into Unicode. The down form corresponds to Wingdings 3’s l7down slot. It entered Unicode in 2014; that is its encoding date, not an invention date.
Someone sent me 🠿—what should I read?
Read it as a direction cue; placement identifies the target.
In a list or diagram, follow the lower item. In a loose message, the sender may be pointing to something below, but the target may not be visible. Ask what it points to instead of guessing at approval or sarcasm.
How do I type 🠿?
Use a Unicode-aware code-point input method.
In software that accepts Unicode code-point input, enter U1F83F.
Neutral and diagram-like; it marks direction, while the surrounding message supplies the target.
If the target is not visible, ask what the arrow points to.
Part of the collection
What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsContinue reading below this line.
Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Combination ideas
5Questions people ask
2Is 🠿 an emoji?
No. It is a text symbol with no emoji presentation, so its drawing comes from the selected font.
Why does 🠿 look different on another device?
Rendering is font-dependent. Different fonts can change the arrow’s proportions or lack the character; use a font that supports it when the shape matters.
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How to type or find 🠿
- Also called
- l7down
- Search it as
- Wingdings 3 down arrow · Wingdings 3 arrow · down arrow symbol · down arrow text · compressed down arrow · down arrow character
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
🠿\1F83Fl7down mapping is a font slot, not portable text; without that font, it may disappear or change.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.