Template:Down-arrow
↓
This template should always be substituted (i.e., use ((subst:Down-arrow)) ). |
This template generates the down-arrow character: ↓
Usage
Substitution (recommended method):
((subst:Down-arrow))
produces: ↓
Transclusion:
((Down-arrow))
produces: ↓
Accessible symbols
Wikipedia previously provided templates that generated images with alt text for symbols not read by screen readers.[1] As of 2023,[2] the symbols in the table below will be read in the default configuration of all three major screen readers (JAWS, Apple's VoiceOver, and NVDA). Depending on user-configured verbosity settings, a reader may hear additional characters read aloud or fewer typographic or punctuation characters read aloud.[3]
Unicode symbol | Pronounced as | HTML entity | Template name | Template usage |
---|---|---|---|---|
* | "star" or "asterisk" | *
|
((asterisk)) | transclusion |
† | "dagger" or "single dagger" | †
|
((dagger)) | substitution |
‡ | "double dagger" | ‡
|
((double-dagger)) | substitution |
# | "number" or "hash tag" | #
|
((number sign)) | transclusion |
° | "degree" or "degrees" | °
|
((degree)) | substitution |
→ | "right arrow" or "rightwards arrow" | →
|
((arrow)) | substitution |
↓ | "down arrow" or "downwards arrow" | ↓
|
((down-arrow)) | substitution |
← | "left arrow" or "leftwards arrow" | ←
|
((left-arrow)) | substitution |
↑ | "up arrow" or "upwards arrow" | ↑
|
((up-arrow)) | substitution |
′ | "prime" | ′
|
((prime)) | transclusion |
Notes
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