Sideways Black Down Pointing Index 🖡
🖡 (U+1F5A1) 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: Sideways Black Down Pointing Index is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs). 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 SIDEWAYS BLACK DOWN POINTING INDEX depicts a sideways black down pointing index. In chat and messaging, it can point to information, steps, or items in a list. In UI, it can highlight the next action or indicate a direction without covering space with a full arrow. It supports quick, visual cues in tutorials, checklists, or onboarding prompts, helping users follow a sequence. When used in documentation, it can mark where a user should click or focus next. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning and provide a text alternative if needed. Across platforms, appearance may vary in color and style, so keep intent clear and consider fallbacks if color emoji is not supported.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F5A1 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.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F5A1 - General Category:
So - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 96 A1 - UTF-16:
D83D DDA1 - UTF-32:
0001F5A1 - HTML dec:
🖡 - HTML hex:
🖡 - JS escape:
\u{1F5A1} - Python \N{}:
\N{SIDEWAYS BLACK DOWN POINTING INDEX} - Python \U:
\U0001F5A1 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%96%A1 - CSS escape:
\1F5A1
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+1F5A1 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.