Chevron Arrow (V-shape / Dropdown) Free Icons | Vector Assets

Classic menu expansion, “V-shaped Arrow” Free Material

Simple line drawing arrow icon shaped like Japanese character “ku” or alphabet “V”. This shape facing right down (down) is standardly used as trigger for dropdown and accordion menus indicating “There is hidden information here” “Expands (opens) downward when clicked” in UI of websites and apps.

Specific Usage Scenes and Suggestions

This icon becomes essential in scenes where you want to fit information in small space or display details according to user action.

• For Dropdown List
  As a mark indicating choices are displayed downward in list when clicked in select boxes of language selection or category selection.
• For “Open” of Accordion Menu
  As a button to open answer or lower layer menu by clicking, placed beside question text of FAQ or global navigation of smartphone site.
• For Trigger of “See More”
  Accompanying “Read more” button clicked when displaying only part of long text and wanting to read continuation.
• For Accent of Line of Sight Induction
  As a decoration to induce line of sight naturally to next content at right bottom as decoration of design.

Editing Tips and Benefits of SVG Format

Free materials distributed on this site are also provided in vector format (SVG file) that does not deteriorate.

This “V-shaped” arrow can correspond to navigation in all directions by rotating with CSS. “Right facing (>)” means “Next,” “Left facing (<)" means "Back," "Up facing (^)" means "Close." Especially in accordion menu, inverting direction of arrow with animation according to open/close improves operation feeling.

Related Keywords

Arrow, V-shape, Chevron, Angle bracket, Lower right, Downward, Expand, Open, Dropdown, Accordion, Menu, Toggle, UI, Icon