Downward Facing Notched Hook 🤉
History & usage: The Downward Facing Notched Hook depicts the symbol named Downward Facing Notched Hook. It can be used in instructions to point to a part below, or as a marker in diagrams to show a direction or attachment of a notch. In user interfaces, it may serve as a small icon to indicate a lowering action or a step that leads downward in a workflow. It can also appear in visual guides to highlight a hook or notch element in a schematic. Cross‑platform rendering varies, so the symbol may look slightly different in apps or fonts. For accessibility, ensure descriptive text is available for screen readers and that the meaning is conveyed by surrounding context where the symbol is used.
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Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F909 - General Category:
So - Age:
10.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F A4 89 - UTF-16:
D83E DD09 - UTF-32:
0001F909 - HTML dec:
🤉 - HTML hex:
🤉 - JS escape:
\u{1F909} - Python \N{}:
\N{DOWNWARD FACING NOTCHED HOOK} - Python \U:
\U0001F909 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%A4%89 - CSS escape:
\1F909
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+1F909 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.