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Black down-pointing triangle symbol ▼

Black down-pointing triangle (▼) is Unicode U+25BC. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

A solid triangle pointing down, used to mark a drop-down menu, a decrease or "more below".

How to type ▼

Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 25bc.

Windows

Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ▼.

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 25BC and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “black down-pointing triangle” and double-click ▼.

That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.

iPhone

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ▼ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ▼ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.

Android

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ▼ and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ▼ and add a shortcut.

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25bc, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 25BC, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “black down-pointing triangle”.

Codes for ▼

UnicodeU+25BC
Official nameBLACK DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE
BlockGeometric Shapes
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal▼
HTML hex▼
CSScontent: "\25BC";
JavaScript"\u25BC"
Python"\u25BC"
UTF-8 bytesE2 96 BC
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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