U+25B4 "▴" Black Up-Pointing Small Triangle Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+25B4 "▴" Black Up-Pointing Small Triangle is a geometric symbol representing a compact, upward-pointing arrowhead or triangle, typically filled in solid black. It belongs to the Geometric Shapes block in Unicode and is commonly used in digital interfaces as a visual indicator for expandable menus, collapsible sections, or to denote an increase, ascension, or upward direction in user interfaces and diagrams. Unlike larger or hollow variations, this small triangle is concise and often appears in contexts where space is limited, such as button labels, list toggles, or mathematical notation for gradients and operators.
General Properties
Code Point
U+25B4
Name
Black Up-Pointing Small Triangle
Unicode 1.0 Name
Black Up Pointing Small Triangle
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
▴
HTML Hex Encoding
▴
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x96 0xB4
UTF-16 Encoding
0x25B4
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000025B4
C/C++/Java Escape
\u25b4
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common