U+21E3

Downwards dashed arrow⇣

Downwards dashed arrow is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Arrows block, listed here under Arrows: Heavy & Decorative. 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 "arrow", "down", "dashed".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+21E3
Decimal
8675
Hex
0x21E3
Octal
0o20743

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+21E3
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0DOWNWARDS DASHED ARROW
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasDOWN DASHED ARROW
DecimalBase 108675
HexadecimalBase 160x21E3
OctalBase 80o20743
BinaryBase 20010000111100011
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: "…"\21E3
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%87%A3

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u21E3
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u21E3
Python\u21E3
Java / C# / Kotlin\u21E3

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 87 A3
UTF-16 (BE)21E3
UTF-32 (BE)000021E3

How to type Downwards dashed arrow

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +21E3 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 21E3 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 21E3. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Downwards dashed arrow".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 21e3, 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, \21E3 in CSS, and \u21E3 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
DOWNWARDS DASHED ARROW
Unicode 1.0 name
DOWN DASHED 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 Downwards dashed 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 Downwards dashed arrow?

Downwards dashed arrow is U+21E3 (decimal 8675, hexadecimal 0x21E3, octal 0o20743). 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 Downwards dashed arrow?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "DOWNWARDS DASHED ARROW"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "DOWN DASHED ARROW". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Downwards dashed arrow?

Use ⇣ or ⇣. In CSS, use content: "\21E3".

How do I type Downwards dashed arrow in code?

JavaScript: "\u21E3". Python: "\u21E3". JSON and Java: "\u21E3". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 87 A3.

Is Downwards dashed arrow an emoji?

No. Downwards dashed 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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