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Technical information

Symbol▾
NameBlack down-pointing small triangle
Unicode numberU+25BE
CategorySmall Triangles
DescriptionThe 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-160x25BE
UTF-320x000025BE

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u25BE"
CSS Code\25BE
JavaScript"\u25BE"
Perl\x{25BE}
Python 2u"\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 ▾.

Font size:

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48px
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72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
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input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#9662;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\25BE";
}

The symbol in different fonts

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-apple-system
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Apple Color Emoji
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Arial
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BlinkMacSystemFont
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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"
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sans-serif
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Segoe UI Emoji
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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

References