downwards button Emoji
🔽 · U+1F53D · Emoji 0.6
What does the downwards button emoji mean?
Literally, the downwards button emoji represents a button used to move or scroll down, often found on electronic devices or computer interfaces, whereas figuratively it is used to indicate a downward trend, decline, or reduction, and in slang, it can signify a negative or disapproving attitude, such as downvoting or rejecting something. This emoji is also used to convey a sense of moving to a lower level or position, whether physically or metaphorically. In some cases, it can also be used to represent a call to action, such as scrolling down to see more content.
downwards button emoji examples
- just got a downvote on my post 🔽
- stock prices are going 🔽 again today
How to copy the downwards button emoji
To use the downwards button emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F53D), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
downwards button emoji on different platforms
How the downwards button emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



downwards button Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🔽 |
| Name | downwards button |
| Category | Symbols |
| Codepoints | U+1F53D |
| Shortcode | :arrow_down_small: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
downwards button Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F53D, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :arrow_down_small:.
People also search for the downwards button emoji as arrow, button, down, downwards, red.