Black Up-Pointing Triangle
A solid up triangle marks a rise in a table, an expander that is open, or a sort ascending control in a header. Reach for ▲ in legends, bullet lists and small diagrams, where a plain keyboard falls short. It is cataloged at Unicode code point U+25B2 in the corners set, so it renders the same real text character in every app that supports the font, not a pasted image.
| Symbol | ▲ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+25B2 | |
| Name | Black Up-Pointing Triangle | |
| HTML (decimal) | ▲ | |
| HTML (hex) | ▲ | |
| CSS content | \25B2 | |
| JavaScript / JSON | \u25B2 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xE2 0x96 0xB2 | |
| UTF-16 units | 0x25B2 |
How do you type the black up-pointing triangle on each platform?
| Where | How to type it |
|---|---|
| Any device | Click the ▲ at the top of this page. It goes straight to your clipboard, and you paste it with Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac. This is the only method that behaves identically everywhere. |
| Windows | There is no short alt code for this character. Press Win and the full stop key to open the emoji and symbol panel, then use the symbols tab and search for black up-pointing triangle. |
| macOS | Add Unicode Hex Input under Keyboard settings, switch to it, then hold Option and type 25B2. Without that input source, open the Character Viewer with Control+Command+Space and search for black up-pointing triangle. |
| Linux and ChromeOS | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25b2, then press Enter or the space bar. This works in GTK applications and with IBus. |
| Microsoft Word | Type 25B2 in the document, then press Alt and X together with the cursor immediately after the last digit. Word replaces the digits with ▲. |
| Google Docs | Insert, then Special characters, then paste U+25B2 or type black up-pointing triangle in the search box. You can also draw the shape in the sketch pad on the right. |
| Excel and Google Sheets | Use the formula UNICHAR(9650) in a cell. Copy the cell and paste it as a value if you want the character rather than the formula. |
| HTML | Write ▲ or ▲. There is no standard named entity for this character. On a page served as UTF-8 the character itself also works. |
| CSS | Use content: "\25B2" inside a ::before or ::after rule. Terminate the escape with a space if the next character is also a hexadecimal digit. |
| JavaScript | The escape \u25B2 produces this character inside a string literal, and the same escape is valid in JSON. |
More detail per platform: Windows alt codes, special characters on a Mac, special characters in Word and HTML entities.
Frequently asked questions
How do I copy the black up-pointing triangle symbol?
Click the ▲ above or the copy button and it is placed on your clipboard. Paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. It is a real text character, so it works in documents, chats and code.
What is the Unicode code point for black up-pointing triangle?
The black up-pointing triangle has the Unicode code point U+25B2. In HTML you can write it as ▲ or ▲.
Does the black up-pointing triangle symbol work everywhere?
In almost every modern app and font, yes. If a font does not include this glyph you may see a placeholder box, but the underlying character U+25B2 is still correct and will render in a font that supports it.
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