Technical information

Symbol
NameDown arrowhead
Unicode numberU+2304
CategoryMiscellaneous arrows
DescriptionThe Unicode character ⌄, or U+2304, is named "Down Arrowhead". It is part of the "Miscellaneous Technical" block, which includes a wide variety of technical and specialized symbols not categorized in other specific blocks. This character is classified under the "Symbol, Other" category. Visually, it represents an arrowhead pointing downwards. This symbol is typically used in diagrams and technical drawings to denote downward direction or movement. In some contexts, it can be used to indicate a dropdown menu in user interfaces or to signify the next step or point in a sequence or process. Its specific meaning can vary greatly depending on the context.

Encoding

HTML Entity⌄
HTML Entity (hex)⌄
URL Escape Code%E2%8C%84
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x8C 0x84
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10001100:10000100
UTF-160x2304
UTF-320x00002304

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u2304"
CSS Code\2304
JavaScript"\u2304"
Perl\x{2304}
Python 2u"\u2304"
Python 3\u2304
Ruby\u{2304}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ⌄ in sentence and in bold like this and in italic like this .

Font size:

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72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#8964;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\2304";
}

The symbol in different fonts

-apple-system
Apple Color Emoji
Arial
BlinkMacSystemFont
Courier New
Georgia
Droid Sans
Helvetica
Noto Sans
Oxygen
Roboto
"Segoe UI"
sans-serif
Segoe UI Emoji
Segoe UI Symbol
system-ui
Times New Roman
Ubuntu
Verdana

References