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Technical information
| Symbol | ▼ | |
| Name | Black down-pointing triangle | |
| Unicode number | U+25BC | |
| Category | Triangle | |
| Description | The 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-16 | 0x25BC | |
| UTF-32 | 0x000025BC |
Source Code
| C, C++, and Java | "\u25BC" | |
| CSS Code | \25BC | |
| JavaScript | "\u25BC" | |
| Perl | \x{25BC} | |
| Python 2 | u"\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 ▼.
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HTML Forms and Input
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Code examples in HTML and CSS
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span {
content: "\25BC";
}The symbol in different fonts
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Apple Color Emoji
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Arial
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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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Oxygen
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sans-serif
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Segoe UI Symbol
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system-ui
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Times New Roman
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