How to type ☟
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 261f.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ☟.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 261F and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “white down pointing index” and double-click ☟.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ☟ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ☟ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ☟ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ☟ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 261f, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 261F, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “white down pointing index”.
Codes for ☟
| Unicode | U+261F |
|---|---|
| Official name | WHITE DOWN POINTING INDEX |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ☟ |
| HTML hex | ☟ |
| CSS | content: "\261F"; |
| JavaScript | "\u261F" |
| Python | "\u261F" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 98 9F |