U+25B8 "▸" Black Right-Pointing Small Triangle Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+25B8 "▸" Black Right-Pointing Small Triangle is a graphical symbol typically used in user interfaces as a small, filled arrow pointing to the right, often indicating a collapsible or expandable menu, list item, or hierarchical folder structure. It is distinct from larger arrow symbols and is commonly employed in typographic contexts such as lists, tables, or diagrams to show direction, progression, or a link to more content. As part of the Geometric Shapes block in Unicode, it serves as a compact visual cue for navigation or enumeration without the need for text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+25B8 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Black Right-Pointing Small Triangle |
| Unicode 1.0 Name | Black Right Pointing Small Triangle |
| Block | Geometric Shapes |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ▸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ▸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x96 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x25B8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000025B8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u25b8 |
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 |