What is a meme Arrow?

Meme Arrow is a popular misnomer for the greater-than symbol (">") typically used when expressing implicit statements on 4chan and Reddit. At first, the term was mostly used by outsiders of the aforementioned communities who are unfamiliar with the concept of greentext stories.

What does arrow pointing up mean?

An arrow pointing up usually means larger or getting larger, so that should be used for Ascending order. An arrow pointing downwards usually means something is smaller or getting smaller and it should be used for Descending order. I expect the arrows to show the current state (pointing up when the list is currently ascending).

Where did'meme arrows' come from?

One of the earliest parodies poking fun at the widespread use of "meme arrows" was uploaded by YouTuber lorem tripsum on September 3rd, 2012 (shown below). On the following day, a Facebook page devoted to highlighting greentext stories was launched under the name "Meme Arrows."

What is a'meme Arrow'?

However, the term "meme arrow" has since been adopted by those who identify themselves with imageboard cultures as well. On imageboard communities such as 4chan, the greater-than sign, when used after a line break, allows the user to change the rest of the line's font color to green.