Downwards Arrow with Medium Triangle Arrowhead 🠇
🠇 (U+1F807) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Downwards Arrow with Medium Triangle Arrowhead is part of the Symbols family (block: Supplemental Arrows-C). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The character DOWNWARDS ARROW WITH MEDIUM TRIANGLE ARROWHEAD depicts a downward directional cue. This name is used to symbolize movement toward the next area or option. In practice, it can indicate scrolling down in a page or list, expanding a collapsible section, or moving to a lower item in a navigation menu. It also serves as a visual marker for progress in dashboards or forms where users proceed to subsequent steps. On different platforms, the symbol tends to retain its downward meaning, helping users interpret it consistently. For accessibility, provide descriptive text or aria-labels so screen readers convey the down direction and triangle cue to all users. Ensure sufficient contrast and scalable size to keep the cue clear across devices and assistive technologies.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F807 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F807 - General Category:
So - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Arrows-C - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A0 87 - UTF-16:
D83E DC07 - UTF-32:
0001F807 - HTML dec:
🠇 - HTML hex:
🠇 - JS escape:
\u{1F807} - Python \N{}:
\N{DOWNWARDS ARROW WITH MEDIUM TRIANGLE ARROWHEAD} - Python \U:
\U0001F807 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A0%87 - CSS escape:
\1F807
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F807 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🠇 (hex) or 🠇 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.