U+2BC8 "⯈" Black Medium Right-Pointing Triangle Centred Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+2BC8 "⯈" Black Medium Right-Pointing Triangle Centred is a typographic symbol that depicts a solid, filled triangle pointing to the right, distinguished by being centrally aligned within its bounding box, which sets it apart from similar triangles that may be positioned higher or lower in the character cell. Its design is classified as a medium-sized variant, falling between smaller and larger triangle shapes in Unicode’s geometric shapes range. This character is often used in user interfaces, diagrams, or text to indicate a forward direction, play a media file, or represent an arrow-like marker. It can also serve as a decorative element in technical documentation or digital layouts where a clear, balanced rightward pointer is needed.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2BC8
Name
Black Medium Right-Pointing Triangle Centred
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
⯈
HTML Hex Encoding
⯈
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0xAF 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2BC8
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002BC8
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2bc8
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common