Chevron Down

The chevron-down icon represents a downward-pointing chevron, commonly used for dropdown menus or to indicate more content is available below. It originates from the Rivet Icons library, created by Indiana University. In digital interfaces, chevrons are often used to suggest expandable or collapsible content. The downward direction typically implies that there is more information or options available below the current view.

In software and digital platforms, the chevron-down icon appears in various contexts, such as in dropdown menus, accordions, or as an indicator for additional settings or options. For instance, in user interface (UI) design tools like Figma or Notion, chevrons are frequently used to denote interactive elements that users can expand or collapse. Similarly, web applications like Slack or Trello use chevrons to indicate dropdown menus or to suggest that there are more options or submenus available.

From a UX perspective, the chevron-down icon communicates that there is more content available beyond what is currently visible. It serves as a cue to users that they can explore further details or options by interacting with the icon. This subtle hint helps users understand the functionality of the interface and encourages them to engage with the content. The icon's simplicity and consistency across different platforms make it an effective tool for guiding users through digital interfaces.

Chevron Down is one of 210 icons in Rivet Icons, made by Indiana University and released under BSD 3-Clause. It is drawn on a 16 × 16 grid.

Sign in (it's free), then open Get icon, Install with shadcn CLI, and pick your package manager to copy the command. It adds ChevronDownIcon to components/icons/rivet-icons-chevron-down.tsx: one file, a size prop (24 by default) and every SVG prop, with no icon package.

Copy it as React (from Get icon, or the Code section): a typed ChevronDownIcon component you paste into your project, with no package to install. Only the icons you import reach your bundle. It works in Next.js and any React app.

Open Get icon, then Copy as code, and pick Vue, Svelte, Angular, Solid or Preact; the Code section shows each one too. Every version is one self-contained component with the SVG inside, and SVG and data URL copies are there for plain HTML and CSS.

With Pro, the shadcn.io MCP server lets Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client find the Chevron Down icon, or any of 210 Rivet Icons icons, and install it from a prompt.

It's drawn in currentColor, so it takes the text color wherever you use it: a class like text-primary recolors it. To bake a color in, set one in Customize before you copy.

Set width and height on the component, or a class like size-6. It's drawn on a 16 × 16 grid, so it stays sharp at any size. Customize also sets the size it exports at, its padding and rotation.

Yes. It follows the text color, so with text-foreground (or any theme token) it changes with your light and dark themes. The icon is a vector, so it needs no separate dark asset.

Next to a visible label it's decoration: add aria-hidden="true" so screen readers skip it. Standing alone, as in an icon button, give the button a name instead, like aria-label="Chevron Down", so screen readers say what it does.

Yes. ChevronDownIcon passes every SVG prop to the svg element, so <ChevronDownIcon aria-hidden="true" /> works, and so do role="img" with aria-label, or a title child, when it carries meaning on its own.

Yes. Open Get icon, then Download file: SVG for code or design tools like Figma; PNG, WebP or JPEG at 512px; or an ICO favicon with 16, 32 and 48px inside. Each one uses what you set in Customize.

Yes. BSD 3-Clause allows commercial use; keep the license notice when you ship the icons' source files. The full terms are in the license, linked on this page.

No visible credit is required: BSD 3-Clause only asks that you keep the license notice if you ship the icons' source files. Icons installed with the shadcn CLI already start with a comment naming Rivet Icons, Indiana University and the license.

Yes. Copying and downloading it is free, and the shadcn CLI install only needs a free account.

8 other libraries draw an icon called Chevron Down. The Other libraries section on this page shows each one, so you can compare them and open the one that fits your style.

Its tags are UI, interface, design, navigation, action and control. Each tag page lists the icons that carry it from every library, which is the quickest way to find a match for Chevron Down in another set.

Rivet Icons draws many icons in several styles: Solid next to the default. Open the library and pick a style above the grid to see Chevron Down's siblings in it.