⇣
Down Dashed Arrow
- Unicode
- U+21E3
- Category
- Arrows
- HTML Entity
- ⇣
- CSS
- \21E3
The Down Dashed Arrow (⇣) features a downward-pointing head connected to a broken or dashed shaft. It frequently indicates secondary or conditional downward movement in technical diagrams, or directs a reader's attention to text below. In digital interfaces, it can also represent a file download or a prompt to scroll further down a webpage.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt + 8675
- macOS
- Control + Command + Space, then search "downwards dashed arrow"
- Linux
- Ctrl + Shift + U, then 21e3
- HTML
- ⇣
In Programming
In technical documentation and UML diagrams, this symbol often represents an optional or secondary downward data flow. It can also denote an asynchronous process or background download in system architecture charts.
Tags
arrow
broken arrow down
conditional downward
dashed
dashed down arrow
direction
direction indicator
dotted
dotted arrow down
down
download arrow symbol
file download icon
scroll down arrow
technical diagram arrow