⬇️

Down Arrow Emoji ⬇️

An arrow pointing straight down, the plain vertical opposite of ⬆️ Up Arrow and the shape every download icon is built on. Install buttons use it for pulling something onto a device, and inside a longer post it means see below, sending a reader further down the page rather than back up.

What ⬇️ means

A thick and short white arrow pointing downwards with the background of a blue square. The ⬇️ Down Arrow emoji represents downward motion, heading down, a downfall, and something that's not positively uplifting.

How and when to use it

While sharing a post/repost or even a text message, the essence of both being negativity or even empowerment, you can use ⬇️. For example, "Nothing can bring you down ⬇️" or "Congratulations! You're officially the sole proprietor of a massive vibe-kill ⬇️".
⬇️ is also an icon for 'downloads', 'downloading', or even 'downloadable' content. If you're sharing something like that via links, PDFs, letters, etc., you can use ⬇️ to suggest downloadability. Like, "Store this file ⬇️" or "Click here to download the video ⬇️".
If you're indicating a decrease or a reduction in any context, use ⬇️. For instance, "Here are a few reasons why your inner energy is hitting a new low ⬇️" or "There's been a reduction in our incoming mails! ⬇️".
If you're requesting your audience to click the link below, to examine the picture below or anything that's below a preceding spread of content, you can use ⬇️.

Other Names

⬇️ Downward Motion/Movement
⬇️ Downward Facing Arrow
⬇️ Down
⬇️ Below
⬇️ Download/Downloading
⬇️ Decrease Arrow
⬇️ Bring Down
⬇️ Fall/Falling

The lowdown

Category: Symbols › arrow
Codepoints: U+2B07 U+FE0F
Emoji version: Emoji 0.6
Shortcodes: :arrow_down: GitHub
Keywords: arrow, cardinal, direction, down, south

How it looks across platforms

Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.