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Technical information
Symbol | ▾ | |
Name | Black down-pointing small triangle | |
Unicode number | U+25BE | |
Category | Small Triangles |
Description | The Unicode character ▾, or U+25BE, is named "Black Down-Pointing Small Triangle". It belongs to the "Geometric Shapes" block, a collection of characters that represent common geometric figures. This character falls under the "Symbol, Other" category. Visually, it represents a small, 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 smaller version of the down-pointing triangle is often used in user interfaces and other digital contexts where space is at a premium. It can denote a downward movement or direction, indicate a dropdown menu, or symbolize a decreasing value or downward trend. As with other characters, the specific meaning and function of this symbol can vary widely depending on its context. |
Encoding
HTML Entity | ▾ | |
HTML Entity (hex) | ▾ | |
HTML Entity (named) | ▾ | |
URL Escape Code | %E2%96%BE | |
UTF-8 (hex) | 0xE2 0x96 0xBE | |
UTF-8 (binary) | 11100010:10010110:10111110 | |
UTF-16 | 0x25BE | |
UTF-32 | 0x000025BE |
Source Code
C, C++, and Java | "\u25BE" | |
CSS Code | \25BE | |
JavaScript | "\u25BE" | |
Perl | \x{25BE} | |
Python 2 | u"\u25BE" | |
Python 3 | \u25BE | |
Ruby | \u{25BE} |
Preview
This Unicode character looks like this ▾ in sentence and in bold like this ▾ and in italic like this ▾.
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HTML Forms and Input
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disabled input
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select
button
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Code examples in HTML and CSS
The symbol in different fonts
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Courier New
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Georgia
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Droid Sans
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Helvetica
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Noto Sans
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Oxygen
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Roboto
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Segoe UI Symbol
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system-ui
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Times New Roman
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Ubuntu
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Verdana