Heavy Downwards Arrow with Equilateral Arrowhead 🠛

🠛 (U+1F81B) 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: Heavy Downwards Arrow with Equilateral 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: HEAVY DOWNWARDS ARROW WITH EQUILATERAL ARROWHEAD depicts a directional symbol used for navigation. Arrows commonly indicate direction and navigation cues in interfaces and documents. Use it in dashboards to mark actions like expanding a section or revealing more content below. Include it in forms or wizards to show the next downward step or progression in a sequence. Place it in help notes to guide users toward the next task, such as continuing a process or scrolling to additional information. On different platforms, rendering may vary in size and weight; always check contrast and provide descriptive alt text or textual labels for accessibility. This helps ensure a clear and consistent experience across devices and aid tech users in understanding the flow.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F81B 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.