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Black up-pointing triangle symbol ▲

Black up-pointing triangle (▲) is Unicode U+25B2. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

A solid upward triangle, used to show an increase, a play or "up" control, or direction.

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 25b2.

Windows

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

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 25B2 and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “black up-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 25b2, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 25B2, then press Alt+X.

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

Codes for ▲

UnicodeU+25B2
Official nameBLACK UP-POINTING TRIANGLE
BlockGeometric Shapes
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal▲
HTML hex▲
CSScontent: "\25B2";
JavaScript"\u25B2"
Python"\u25B2"
UTF-8 bytesE2 96 B2

Look-alikes

  • △White up-pointing triangle, U+25B3
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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