U+23F5 "⏵" Black Medium Right-Pointing Triangle Unicode Character

U+23F5 "⏵" Black Medium Right-Pointing Triangle is a typographic symbol that primarily represents a play or start button, often used in media player interfaces, video controls, and audio software to indicate the beginning of playback or forward advancement. Its solid black, medium-sized triangular shape points to the right, distinguishing it from smaller or larger variants in the Unicode standard. This character is also employed in diagrams, user interface designs, and technical documentation as a directional indicator or to denote progression, lists, or menu navigation. Being part of the Miscellaneous Technical block, it serves both functional and ornamental purposes across various digital and print contexts.

General Properties

Code Point	U+23F5
Version Added	7.0
Name	Black Medium Right-Pointing Triangle
Block	Miscellaneous Technical
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⏵
HTML Hex Encoding	⏵
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x8F 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding	0x23F5
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000023F5
C/C++/Java Escape	\u23f5

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Pattern Syntax	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other