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This should have some context. In the internet age the compound word "downvote" has become a proper noun and is lexicalized. Thus it can be written as you propose but it will cause strangeness to a number of readers and personally I have mixed feelings if I prefer it one way or the other. (Does the SE style guide mention this?)
– bad_coder
Commented Dec 8, 2021 at 21:54
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@bad_coder There’s Can we downvote "down-vote" and "up-vote" in the Help Center?, which suggests that “upvote” and “downvote” are the canonical spelling.
– Sebastian Simon
Commented Dec 9, 2021 at 11:11
@SebastianSimon that post is about removing hyphens from tags. It doesn't make a canonical conclusion. (But excellent link, I had read that post.)
– bad_coder
Commented Dec 9, 2021 at 11:21
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The “Justification” section is about how the spellings “upvote” and “downvote” should be preferred over “up-vote”, “down-vote”, “up vote”, or “down vote”.
– Sebastian Simon
Commented Dec 9, 2021 at 11:23

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