U+25B2

Up triangle▲

Up triangle is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Geometric Shapes block, listed here under Arrows and Shapes. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "increase", "caret".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+25B2
Decimal
9650
Hex
0x25B2
Octal
0o22662

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25B2
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK UP-POINTING TRIANGLE
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasBLACK UP POINTING TRIANGLE
DecimalBase 109650
HexadecimalBase 160x25B2
OctalBase 80o22662
BinaryBase 20010010110110010
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+25A0–U+25FFGeometric Shapes
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)▲
HTML entity (hex)▲
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\25B2
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%96%B2

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u25B2
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25B2
Python\u25B2
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25B2

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 96 B2
UTF-16 (BE)25B2
UTF-32 (BE)000025B2

How to type Up triangle

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +25B2 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 25B2 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 25B2. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Up triangle".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25b2, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ▲ in HTML, \25B2 in CSS, and \u25B2 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK UP-POINTING TRIANGLE
Unicode 1.0 name
BLACK UP POINTING TRIANGLE
Block
Geometric Shapes (U+25A0–U+25FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Geometric Shapes block: U25A0.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Up triangle symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ▲ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Up triangle?

Up triangle is U+25B2 (decimal 9650, hexadecimal 0x25B2, octal 0o22662). It lives in the Geometric Shapes block (U+25A0–U+25FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Up triangle?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "BLACK UP-POINTING TRIANGLE"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "BLACK UP POINTING TRIANGLE". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Up triangle?

Use ▲ or ▲. In CSS, use content: "\25B2".

How do I type Up triangle in code?

JavaScript: "\u25B2". Python: "\u25B2". JSON and Java: "\u25B2". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 96 B2.

Is Up triangle an emoji?

No. Up triangle is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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