U+2199

Down left arrow↙

Down left arrow is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Arrows block, listed here under Arrows. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "southwest".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2199
Decimal
8601
Hex
0x2199
Octal
0o20631

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2199
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0SOUTH WEST ARROW
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasLOWER LEFT ARROW
DecimalBase 108601
HexadecimalBase 160x2199
OctalBase 80o20631
BinaryBase 20010000110011001
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2190–U+21FFArrows
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)↙
HTML entity (hex)↙
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2199
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%86%99

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2199
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2199
Python\u2199
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2199

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 86 99
UTF-16 (BE)2199
UTF-32 (BE)00002199

How to type Down left arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2199 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2199 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2199. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Down left arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2199, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ↙ in HTML, \2199 in CSS, and \u2199 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
SOUTH WEST ARROW
Unicode 1.0 name
LOWER LEFT ARROW
Block
Arrows (U+2190–U+21FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Arrows block: U2190.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Down left arrow symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ↙ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Down left arrow?

Down left arrow is U+2199 (decimal 8601, hexadecimal 0x2199, octal 0o20631). It lives in the Arrows block (U+2190–U+21FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Down left arrow?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "SOUTH WEST ARROW"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "LOWER LEFT ARROW". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Down left arrow?

Use ↙ or ↙. In CSS, use content: "\2199".

How do I type Down left arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u2199". Python: "\u2199". JSON and Java: "\u2199". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 86 99.

Is Down left arrow an emoji?

No. Down left arrow is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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