U+25B2 "" Black Up-Pointing Triangle Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+25B2 "" Black Up-Pointing Triangle is a geometric symbol that represents an upward pointing arrowhead or triangle shape, often used in digital interfaces to indicate expansion, increase, navigation, or to draw attention to content above. It is part of the Geometric Shapes block in Unicode and is commonly employed in user interface design for buttons like "play" or "collapse", in mathematical notation, and in text based diagrams or charts. The solid black filling distinguishes it from outlined variants like the white up pointing triangle, making it useful for high contrast visibility in both print and screen media.

General Properties

Code Point
U+25B2
Name
Black Up-Pointing Triangle
Unicode 1.0 Name
Black Up Pointing Triangle

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x96 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding
0x25B2
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000025B2
C/C++/Java Escape
\u25b2