Technical information

Symbol
NameBlack down-pointing triangle
Unicode numberU+25BC
CategoryTriangle
DescriptionThe Unicode character ▼, or U+25BC, is named "Black Down-Pointing Triangle". It is part of the "Geometric Shapes" block, a collection of characters that represent common geometric figures. This character is classified under the "Symbol, Other" category. Visually, it represents a filled triangle pointing downwards. The term "black" in its name refers to the filled nature of the symbol, not its color, which can vary depending on the text color in use. This down-pointing triangle is often used in user interfaces to denote downward movement or direction, to indicate a dropdown menu or a collapsing function, or to serve as a symbol of downward trend in charts and diagrams. The specific meaning and function of this symbol can vary widely depending on its context.

Encoding

HTML Entity▼
HTML Entity (hex)▼
URL Escape Code%E2%96%BC
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x96 0xBC
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10010110:10111100
UTF-160x25BC
UTF-320x000025BC

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u25BC"
CSS Code\25BC
JavaScript"\u25BC"
Perl\x{25BC}
Python 2u"\u25BC"
Python 3\u25BC
Ruby\u{25BC}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ▼ in sentence and in bold like this and in italic like this .

Font size:

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72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#9660;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\25BC";
}

The symbol in different fonts

-apple-system
Apple Color Emoji
Arial
BlinkMacSystemFont
Courier New
Georgia
Droid Sans
Helvetica
Noto Sans
Oxygen
Roboto
"Segoe UI"
sans-serif
Segoe UI Emoji
Segoe UI Symbol
system-ui
Times New Roman
Ubuntu
Verdana

References