| Character | ▲ |
| Name | Black Up-Pointing Triangle |
| Unicode Code Point | U+25B2 |
| Decimal Value | 9650 |
| Hex Value | 0x25B2 |
| Category | Geometric Shapes |
| Windows Alt Code | Alt+30 |
| Word Alt+X Code | 25B2 + Alt+X |
| Mac Shortcut | Not available — use copy/paste |
| HTML Entity | ▲ |
| HTML Code (Dec / Hex) | ▲ / ▲ |
| CSS Content Code | content: "\25B2"; |
| JavaScript Unicode Escape | "\u{25B2}" |
Black Up-Pointing Triangle is a basic geometric shape used as a bullet point, status indicator, rating marker, or simple visual accent in plain text, chat, and lightweight UI design.
Unicode block: Geometric Shapes (U+25A0–U+25FF). This block standardizes basic geometric shapes — squares, circles, triangles, diamonds — as plain-text characters, useful anywhere a simple visual marker is needed without loading an image.
At Unicode code point U+25B2 (decimal 9650), Black Up-Pointing Triangle is the 19th of 96 characters cataloged in this category on How To Type Any Symbol. In terms of typing methods, it has a documented Windows Alt code, though no dedicated single-key Mac shortcut — Mac users generally rely on copy-paste for it. Regardless of platform, clicking the copy button above places the exact character on your clipboard, ready to paste into any application that accepts Unicode text.
💡 Good to know: Filled vs. outlined versions of the same shape (■ vs □) often carry an implied meaning like "selected" vs "unselected" — check for a matching pair if you need that distinction.
Hold Alt and type 30 on the numeric keypad.
No dedicated shortcut — click the copy button above and paste with Cmd+V.
Click the symbol above to copy it, then paste anywhere — works on every device and OS.
Use the entity ▲ in your HTML.