Down Arrow HTML entity ↓

↓ is the HTML entity for Down Arrow ↓ (U+2193). Copy the decimal ↓ and hex ↓ codes plus CSS, JavaScript, Python and URL escapes.

Codes to copy

HTML named	`↓`Works in HTML; in XML only & < > " ' are predefined.
HTML decimal	`↓`Works in HTML and XML.
HTML hex	`↓`Works in HTML and XML.
CSS	`content: "\2193";`In a stylesheet, for ::before and ::after.
JavaScript	`"\u2193"`Also valid in JSON.
Python	`"\u2193"`Python 3 string literal.
Python by name	`"\N{DOWNWARDS ARROW}"`Readable alternative using the Unicode name.
URL	`%E2%86%93`Percent-encoded UTF-8 bytes, for a path or query value.
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 86 93`3 bytes.
UTF-16	`2193`1 code unit, which is what JavaScript length counts.

A downwards arrow for decreases, sort order and 'jump to' links. Paired with ↑ it shows sort direction in table headers.

The name dates from HTML 4, so it works in every browser and in old email clients.

Source: the WHATWG HTML Standard list of named character references and the Unicode Character Database (Unicode 18.0).