Copy ⌄, the down caret symbol, or ^, the caret on the keyboard, with up, sideways and double forms.
Down Caret Symbol
⌄Down arrowheadU+2304Ready to copy
37 carets and look-alikes. Tap any value to copy it.
37 carets and look-alikes. A character and its name both copy the character. A code copies the code.
Character
Name
Code point
Alt code
Option keys
HTML
LaTeX
U+2304. The shape of a caret pointing down. No key types it and neither Alt code table has it, so it is copied.
U+02C5. A smaller down caret from phonetics, where Unicode notes it for lowered articulation.
U+2228. The outline of a down caret doing work in logic, where it joins two statements when at least one holds. ∨ in HTML, \vee in LaTeX.
U+25BC. The solid icon: a down-pointing sign that does have an Alt code. Alt+31.
U+005E. The caret of the keyboard, Shift and 6 on the U.S. layout. Unicode names it circumflex accent. Alt+94 types it, its number in ASCII. ^ in HTML, \textasciicircum in LaTeX.
U+2038. The proofreader's mark that shows where a word or a punctuation mark is to be inserted. The keyboard character took its name from it.
U+2303. The outline of the top row turned to point up; the two sit side by side in the code chart, at 2303 and 2304.
U+00EA. E under the accent that the caret key was first made to print over letters. Alt+136, Alt+0234, ê in HTML.
U+25BE. The small form of ▼. Alt+31 types the big triangle only; neither Alt code table holds this one. ▾ in HTML, \blacktriangledown in LaTeX with amssymb.
U+0076. The key nearest in outline to a down caret. It sorts and searches as a letter.
U+02EF. The small mark set at the foot of the line. Added in Unicode 4.0 (2003).
U+22C1. A tall down caret for a list of statements of which one must hold; a second use on record is the existential quantifier. ⋁ in HTML, \bigvee in LaTeX.
U+234C. A down caret framed by a rectangle, from the character set of APL.
U+2041. Unicode's note: proofreader's mark, insert here. ⁁ in HTML.
U+02C4. A small caret among the spacing modifier letters; raised articulation is the meaning recorded for it.
U+02C6. The accent on its own, with no letter under it. Alt+0136, Option+Shift+I on the U.S. layout, ˆ in HTML.
U+FF3E. The fullwidth twin of U+005E, made to fill the square cell of East Asian text.
U+A788. A caret resting on the baseline, which Unicode notes is a Lahu and Akha tone letter.
U+02F0. The up-pointing twin of U+02EF.
U+2353. The framed caret of APL, pointing up.
U+2227. The caret of logic and discrete math: it joins two statements that must both hold. ∧ in HTML, \wedge in LaTeX.
U+22C0. A tall caret set before a whole list of statements that must all hold; a second use on record is the universal quantifier. ⋀ in HTML, \bigwedge in LaTeX.
U+00E2. The first of the five vowels that carry a caret, in alphabet order. Alt+131, Alt+0226, â in HTML.
U+00EE. I under the accent, the third of the five. Alt+140, Alt+0238, î in HTML.
U+00F4. O under the accent, as in the French word hôpital. Alt+147, Alt+0244, ô in HTML.
U+00FB. U under the accent, the last of the five. Alt+150, Alt+0251, û in HTML.
U+003C. A caret on its side, opening to the right. < in HTML, \textless in LaTeX.
U+003E. The sideways caret that points right. > in HTML, \textgreater in LaTeX.
U+2039. A slim sideways caret. As a quotation mark it is usually the opening one, sometimes the closing one. Alt+0139, Option+Shift+3 on the U.S. layout, ‹ in HTML, \guilsinglleft in LaTeX.
U+203A. Its partner, usually closing: what people mean by a caret that points right. Alt+0155, Option+Shift+4 on the U.S. layout, › in HTML, \guilsinglright in LaTeX.
U+02C2. Points left; the standard gives fronted articulation as its meaning in sound notation.
U+02C3. Points right, with backed articulation as the meaning recorded for it.
The keyboard caret typed twice.
U+2A53. Two wedges, one inside the other, as a single character. ⩓ in HTML.
U+2A54. Two vees nested the same way. ⩔ in HTML.
U+22CF. The wedge drawn with curved sides. ⋏ in HTML, \curlywedge in LaTeX with amssymb.
U+22CE. The vee with curved sides. ⋎ in HTML, \curlyvee in LaTeX with amssymb.
The down caret symbol is ⌄, U+2304, which Unicode names down arrowhead. The caret itself is ^, Shift and 6 on the U.S. keyboard, and its name in Unicode is circumflex accent.
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Up caret, down caret
The up caret is ^. Its name is Latin for "it lacks", after the proofreader's mark ‸ that shows where a word is to be inserted. No key types a downward or inverted caret character: ⌄ and ˅ are copied, ∨ is the logic sign for or, and the letter v is the nearest key.
Caret symbol on the keyboard
On the U.S. layout the keyboard shortcut is Shift and 6, and Alt+94 types the same character from a number pad. In math it marks a power where a raised number is not available: 3^5.
In logic and discrete math ∧ reads and, ∨ reads or; math sets use ∩ and ∪.
A sideways caret is < or >; the special character › points right, Alt+0155.
A double caret is two in a row, ^^, or the single ⩓.
Questions and answers
Where is the caret symbol on a keyboard?
On the U.S. layout it shares the 6 key in the number row: hold Shift and press 6. The character is U+005E in Unicode and number 94 in ASCII, so Alt+94 types it too.
What is the Alt code for an upside down caret?
There is none: neither Alt code table holds ⌄, ˅ or ∨, so they are symbols to copy and paste. The nearest down-pointing icon with a code is ▼, Alt+31.
What are the Alt codes for e, a or u with a caret?
ê is Alt+136, â is Alt+131 and û is Alt+150 on the number pad; î is Alt+140 and ô is Alt+147. The accent on these letters is the circumflex, the mark the caret key was made to print.
What does the caret symbol mean in math?
A power: 3^5 is 3 to the fifth, written this way where a raised number cannot be typed. The look-alike ∧ is a separate character, the sign for and in logic.
What is the Unicode for the down caret?
U+2304, Down arrowhead, in the Miscellaneous Technical block. The small ˅ is U+02C5, the logic sign ∨ is U+2228 and the up caret ^ is U+005E.
All 37 carets and look-alikes
Start here 8
▼Black down-pointing triangleU+25BC. The solid icon: a down-pointing sign that does have an Alt code. Alt+31.
‸CaretU+2038. The proofreader's mark that shows where a word or a punctuation mark is to be inserted. The keyboard character took its name from it.
^Circumflex accentU+005E. The caret of the keyboard, Shift and 6 on the U.S. layout. Unicode names it circumflex accent. Alt+94 types it, its number in ASCII. ^ in HTML, \textasciicircum in LaTeX.
⌄Down arrowheadU+2304. The shape of a caret pointing down. No key types it and neither Alt code table has it, so it is copied.
êLatin small letter e with circumflexU+00EA. E under the accent that the caret key was first made to print over letters. Alt+136, Alt+0234, ê in HTML.
∨Logical orU+2228. The outline of a down caret doing work in logic, where it joins two statements when at least one holds. ∨ in HTML, \vee in LaTeX.
˅Modifier letter down arrowheadU+02C5. A smaller down caret from phonetics, where Unicode notes it for lowered articulation.
⌃Up arrowheadU+2303. The outline of the top row turned to point up; the two sit side by side in the code chart, at 2303 and 2304.
Show all 37 carets and look-alikes (29 more)
Down carets 5
⍌APL functional symbol quad down caretU+234C. A down caret framed by a rectangle, from the character set of APL.
▾Black down-pointing small triangleU+25BE. The small form of ▼. Alt+31 types the big triangle only; neither Alt code table holds this one. ▾ in HTML, \blacktriangledown in LaTeX with amssymb.
vLatin small letter VU+0076. The key nearest in outline to a down caret. It sorts and searches as a letter.
˯Modifier letter low down arrowheadU+02EF. The small mark set at the foot of the line. Added in Unicode 4.0 (2003).
⋁N-ary logical orU+22C1. A tall down caret for a list of statements of which one must hold; a second use on record is the existential quantifier. ⋁ in HTML, \bigvee in LaTeX.
Up carets 9
⍓APL functional symbol quad up caretU+2353. The framed caret of APL, pointing up.
＾Fullwidth circumflex accentU+FF3E. The fullwidth twin of U+005E, made to fill the square cell of East Asian text.
∧Logical andU+2227. The caret of logic and discrete math: it joins two statements that must both hold. ∧ in HTML, \wedge in LaTeX.
ˆModifier letter circumflex accentU+02C6. The accent on its own, with no letter under it. Alt+0136, Option+Shift+I on the U.S. layout, ˆ in HTML.
ꞈModifier letter low circumflex accentU+A788. A caret resting on the baseline, which Unicode notes is a Lahu and Akha tone letter.
˰Modifier letter low up arrowheadU+02F0. The up-pointing twin of U+02EF.
˄Modifier letter up arrowheadU+02C4. A small caret among the spacing modifier letters; raised articulation is the meaning recorded for it.
⋀N-ary logical andU+22C0. A tall caret set before a whole list of statements that must all hold; a second use on record is the universal quantifier. ⋀ in HTML, \bigwedge in LaTeX.
Letters with a caret 4
âLatin small letter a with circumflexU+00E2. The first of the five vowels that carry a caret, in alphabet order. Alt+131, Alt+0226, â in HTML.
îLatin small letter i with circumflexU+00EE. I under the accent, the third of the five. Alt+140, Alt+0238, î in HTML.
ôLatin small letter o with circumflexU+00F4. O under the accent, as in the French word hôpital. Alt+147, Alt+0244, ô in HTML.
ûLatin small letter u with circumflexU+00FB. U under the accent, the last of the five. Alt+150, Alt+0251, û in HTML.
Sideways carets 6
>Greater-than signU+003E. The sideways caret that points right. > in HTML, \textgreater in LaTeX.
<Less-than signU+003C. A caret on its side, opening to the right. < in HTML, \textless in LaTeX.
˂Modifier letter left arrowheadU+02C2. Points left; the standard gives fronted articulation as its meaning in sound notation.
˃Modifier letter right arrowheadU+02C3. Points right, with backed articulation as the meaning recorded for it.
‹Single left-pointing angle quotation markU+2039. A slim sideways caret. As a quotation mark it is usually the opening one, sometimes the closing one. Alt+0139, Option+Shift+3 on the U.S. layout, ‹ in HTML, \guilsinglleft in LaTeX.
›Single right-pointing angle quotation markU+203A. Its partner, usually closing: what people mean by a caret that points right. Alt+0155, Option+Shift+4 on the U.S. layout, › in HTML, \guilsinglright in LaTeX.
Logic signs and doubles 5
⋏Curly logical andU+22CF. The wedge drawn with curved sides. ⋏ in HTML, \curlywedge in LaTeX with amssymb.
⋎Curly logical orU+22CE. The vee with curved sides. ⋎ in HTML, \curlyvee in LaTeX with amssymb.
⩓Double logical andU+2A53. Two wedges, one inside the other, as a single character. ⩓ in HTML.
⩔Double logical orU+2A54. Two vees nested the same way. ⩔ in HTML.