🔽 downwards button Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste

What Does the downwards button Emoji 🔽 Mean?

A red or black triangle pointing down — used as a down button or downvote symbol. Available since Unicode 6.0 (2010), the downwards button emoji is used for 'down' navigation, downvoting, dropdowns, and 'see below' content. People use it for 'link below 🔽,' 'comment below 🔽,' and 'scroll for more 🔽.' Reddit users use it for downvote references.

It also surfaces in volume-down and brightness-down contexts. Whether you're directing readers to follow-up content, signaling 'down,' or just emphasizing decrease, this little triangle button keeps it clean. Useful in interface tutorials and 'look down here' directions on social media.

Reddit and Stack Overflow use it for downvotes. Interface tutorial content uses it for dropdown menus and scroll-down direction across mobile app reviews, design walkthroughs, and how-to creator tutorials. It also appears in volume-down and brightness-down adjustment content for accessibility tutorials online.

The button design distinguishes it from the plain arrow — it has a frame around it suggesting a clickable interface element rather than just a directional indicator on its own.