U+29E8 "⧨" Down-Pointing Triangle with Left Half Black Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⧨
U+29E8 "⧨" Down-Pointing Triangle with Left Half Black is a typographic symbol that depicts a downward-pointing triangle where the left half is filled in black, while the right half remains empty or white. This glyph is classified under the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block and can be utilized in mathematical notation, technical diagrams, or stylistic text to represent concepts like partial shading, asymmetric direction, or a specific binary state. It is a rarely used but visually distinct character, offering a precise graphical element for contexts that require a clear visual cue of left half filling within a triangular shape.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+29E8 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Down-Pointing Triangle with Left Half Black |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
| Mirrored | Yes |
| Mirrored Character | "⧩" U+29E9 Down-Pointing Triangle with Right Half Black |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⧨ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⧨ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xA7 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x29E8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000029E8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u29e8 |
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 | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |