U+25F8 "◸" Upper Left Triangle Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+25F8 "◸" Upper Left Triangle is a graphic symbol belonging to the Geometric Shapes block, representing a right-angled triangle that fills the top-left quarter of its bounding square. This character is typically used in technical diagrams, user interfaces, or visual layouts where a small triangular indicator is needed to denote direction, progression, or as a decorative element within a grid or chart. Its design is a solid black shape, contrasting with the empty space in the rest of the square, making it part of a set of similarly oriented triangles that together can compose larger block-like figures.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+25F8 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Upper Left Triangle |
| Block | Geometric Shapes |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ◸ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ◸ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x97 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x25F8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000025F8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u25f8 |
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 |
| Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |