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- What is the best icon for expand and collapse?
- What is a caret symbol?
- What is Chevron vs caret?
- What is a dropdown arrow called?
What is the best icon for expand and collapse?
Go with a chevron.
It is widely used for collapsing and expanding, and it's rather self explanatory.
What is a caret symbol?
The symbol ^ has many uses in programming languages, where it is typically called a caret. It can signify exponentiation, the bitwise XOR operator, string concatenation, and control characters in caret notation, among other uses.
What is Chevron vs caret?
Carets aren't clickable. They're typically pointing up so would hardly ever be confused with a "v". A "chevron" is a graphic element used by interface designers and front-end developers to communicate to end-users that they can change the interface themselves.
What is a dropdown arrow called?
It's called a caret. It looks kind of like a triangle or a pyramid, and it kind of functions like an arrow.
