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U+25B5 · Geometric Shapes

White Up-Pointing Small Triangle ▵

White Up-Pointing Small Triangle is the Unicode character U+25B5 (official name “WHITE UP-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE”) from the Geometric Shapes block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s geometric shapes collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+25B5
HTML▵
▵U+25B5

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+25B5
Decimal9653
HTML named entity▵
HTML (hex)▵
HTML (decimal)▵
CSS\25B5
JavaScript\u25B5
Python\u25B5
UTF-8 bytesE2 96 B5
UTF-1625B5
URL-encoded%E2%96%B5

Character details

Official nameWHITE UP-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE
Unicode blockGeometric Shapes
General categoryOther Symbol (So)
SymbolHero categoryGeometric Shapes
EmojiNo

How to type ▵

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 25B5 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “white up-pointing small triangle”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “white up-pointing small triangle”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 25B5.

iPhone & Android

  • Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

  • Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “white up-pointing small triangle” or enter U+25B5.
  • HTML: ▵ or ▵
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9653)

Similar geometric shapes

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Square with Diagonal Crosshatch Fill
Black Small Square Emoji
White Small Square Emoji
Black Rectangle
White Rectangle
Black Vertical Rectangle
White Vertical Rectangle
Black Parallelogram
White Parallelogram
White Up-Pointing Triangle
Black Up-Pointing Small Triangle
Black Right-Pointing Small Triangle
White Right-Pointing Small Triangle
Black Right-Pointing Pointer
White Right-Pointing Pointer
Black Down-Pointing Triangle
White Down-Pointing Triangle
Black Down-Pointing Small Triangle
White Down-Pointing Small Triangle
Reverse Button Emoji
Black Left-Pointing Small Triangle
White Left-Pointing Small Triangle
Black Left-Pointing Pointer

See all 162 geometric shapes →

Questions

What is the Unicode for ▵?

It is U+25B5 (WHITE UP-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE), decimal 9653.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 25B5 then Alt+X, or copy it from this page.

How do I type it on a Mac?

There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “white up-pointing small triangle”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the named entity ▵ or the numeric reference ▵.