Caret Down Icons
Caret down is the small, solid counterpart to chevron down — the default "descending" or "expandable" signal in dense UI elements like table headers, inline select triggers, and compact dropdown buttons. This page collects caret-down variants across Pathwork's libraries, useful anywhere a chevron feels too open for the tight space it needs to fit.
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| Library | Icons | Total in pack |
|---|---|---|
| Phosphor | 15 | 9,161 |
| Boxicons | 7 | 3,768 |
| coolicons | 4 | 715 |
| Famicons | 4 | 1,342 |
| IonIcons | 4 | 2,361 |
| Tabler Icons | 4 | 6,232 |
| Bootstrap Icons | 3 | 2,084 |
| BoxIcons v2 | 3 | 1,609 |
| Font Awesome Solid | 3 | 2,000 |
| Fluent UI MDL2 | 3 | 1,735 |
| Stash Icons | 3 | 982 |
| Ant Design Icons | 2 | 848 |
| Basil | 2 | 496 |
| Bitcoin Icons | 2 | 330 |
| BoxIcons v2 Solid | 2 | 665 |
| Carbon | 2 | 2,733 |
| Font Awesome 5 Solid | 2 | 1,023 |
| Font Awesome 6 Solid | 2 | 1,407 |
| Font Awesome Regular | 2 | 272 |
| Flowbite Icons | 2 | 804 |
| Grommet Icons | 2 | 637 |
| Line Awesome | 2 | 1,544 |
| Mage Icons | 2 | 1,042 |
| TDesign Icons | 2 | 2,362 |
| uiw icons | 2 | 214 |
| Vaadin Icons | 2 | 636 |
| Material Design Iconic Font | 2 | 777 |
| Cuida Icons | 1 | 182 |
| Elusive Icons | 1 | 304 |
| Element Plus | 1 | 293 |
| Font Awesome 5 Regular | 1 | 151 |
| Font Awesome 4 | 1 | 649 |
| Font Awesome 6 Regular | 1 | 164 |
| FontAudio | 1 | 155 |
| Fontisto | 1 | 615 |
| FormKit Icons | 1 | 144 |
| Gravity UI Icons | 1 | 799 |
| Mono Icons | 1 | 180 |
| Mono Icons | 1 | 180 |
| Prime Icons | 1 | 313 |
| Radix Icons | 1 | 342 |
| Reicon | 1 | 5,348 |
Frequently Asked Questions
It appears most often as a descending sort indicator in a table column header, the trigger icon on a compact inline dropdown or select, and expandable rows in dense list or tree layouts. Its small, solid shape makes it a good fit for these tight, text-adjacent contexts.
Caret down tends to work better in very compact or inline dropdown triggers (like a small filter button or a select embedded in a table row), since its solid filled triangle stays legible at small sizes. Chevron down is generally the more common default for larger, standalone select or dropdown components.
The common approach is rotating a single caret icon 180 degrees with CSS ('transform: rotate(180deg)') based on sort state, rather than swapping between two separate icon files — this keeps the transition smooth and reduces the number of assets you need to manage.
It can work, though some interfaces prefer a plus icon or a full chevron-down for that specific action, since caret down is strongly associated with dropdowns and sort indicators. If ambiguity is a concern, pairing the icon with clear button text usually resolves it either way.
No — caret down represents vertical direction, which isn't affected by horizontal reading direction. It can be used identically in both LTR and RTL layouts without mirroring.
Each icon keeps the license from its source library attached to it, and terms can differ depending on which library a specific icon comes from. Check the license shown on the individual icon's page before using it commercially.