Meaning
This arrow points rightward while curving downward in a smooth arc, creating a descending trajectory from upper-left to lower-right. It's rendered as a clean, minimalist line symbol with a standard arrowhead, appearing in neutral gray or black on most platforms.
Use this when you want to show something declining, dropping, or getting worse—whether that's mood, energy, performance, or literally anything moving downward. It's the visual opposite of ⤴️ and carries a sense of descent or lowering. In casual messaging, it can mean "things are going down" or "heading in a negative direction."
You'll spot it alongside discussions about setbacks, disappointments, or situations cooling off. It can also indicate "reply below" in threaded conversations or point to something coming later in a chat. The downward curve gives it a tone of gravitas or seriousness compared to upward variants.
Standardized in Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, this directional symbol has consistently represented downward motion and negative trends across digital communication platforms for over a decade.
Common Uses
- • Showing decline or things getting worse
- • Indicating lost energy or dropped interest
- • Expressing disappointment or failure
- • Referring to something later in a conversation
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
Traders and fitness enthusiasts often use this downward-curve arrow ironically or sarcastically when discussing unexpected setbacks, making it part of internet humor culture.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:arrow_heading_down: :arrow_heading_down: :arrow_heading_down: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | ⤵ |
| HTML (hex) | ⤵ |
| CSS | \2935 |
| JavaScript | \u2935 |
| Python | \U00002935 |
| Java | \u2935 |
| Perl | \x{2935} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{2935} |
| Punycode | xn--851 |
| URL Encoded | %E2%A4%B5 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xE2 0xA4 0xB5 |
⤵️ in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | ডান তীর নীচের দিকে বাঁকানো |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 右下弯箭头 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 右下旋轉箭頭 |
| Danish | pil mod højre med sving nedad |
| Dutch | pijl naar rechts die omlaag draait |
| English | right arrow curving down |
| English (UK) | right arrow curving down |
| Estonian | kaardus nool alla |
| Finnish | alas kääntyvä nuoli |
| French | flèche courbe bas |
| German | geschwungener Pfeil nach unten |
| Hindi | नीचे की ओर मुड़ा दायाँ तीर |
| Hungarian | lefelé görbülő jobb nyíl |
| Italian | freccia curva in basso |
| Japanese | 下カーブ矢印 |
| Korean | 아래쪽으로 꺾어지는 우향 화살표 |
| Lithuanian | rodyklė į dešinę, užlenkta į apačią |
| Malay | anak panah ke kanan melengkung ke bawah |
| Norwegian | pil som bøyer ned |
| Polish | strzałka w prawo skręcająca w dół |
| Portuguese | seta para a direita curvada para baixo |
| Russian | стрелка вправо с поворотом вниз |
| Spanish | flecha derecha curvándose hacia abajo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | flecha derecha curvándose hacia abajo |
| Swedish | svängd nedåtpil |
| Thai | ลูกศรโค้งลง |
| Ukrainian | стрілка вправо з вигином униз |
| Vietnamese | mũi tên phải cong xuống |