⇓
Down Double Arrow
- Unicode
- U+21D3
- Category
- Arrows
- HTML Entity
- ⇓
- CSS
- \21D3
The Down Double Arrow (⇓) is a standard Unicode character featuring two parallel vertical lines pointing downward to a single arrowhead. Originally designed for mathematical and technical formatting, it frequently represents logical evaluation or limits in formal systems. In casual digital spaces, people often use it to heavily emphasize a link, image, or comment directly below their text.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+8659
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "downwards double arrow"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 21D3
- HTML
- ⇓
In Programming
In computer science and mathematics, this symbol is commonly used in operational semantics (often called "big-step semantics") to denote that a specific expression evaluates to a final value.
Tags
U+21D3
arrow
direction
double
double arrow down
down
down double arrow
downward double arrow
emphasis below
implies down
logical evaluation
look below
points down
unicode arrow