U+23F6 "⏶" Black Medium Up-Pointing Triangle Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⏶
U+23F6 "⏶" Black Medium Up-Pointing Triangle is a geometric symbol that belongs to the Miscellaneous Technical block, specifically designed to represent a solid, medium-sized triangle pointing upward. It is often used in user interfaces, diagrams, and signage to indicate direction, progression, or an increase in value, such as a "play" or "expand" button when combined with other symbols. Unlike standard arrow characters, its triangular shape conveys a more general notion of upward movement or emphasis, and it can be found in digital text as a distinct glyph rather than a typographic substitute for larger arrows.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+23F6 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Black Medium Up-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 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x23F6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000023F6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u23f6 |
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 |