U+25B6

Right triangle▶

Right triangle is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Geometric Shapes block, listed here under Arrows and Hands & Pointers. 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 "play", "next".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+25B6
Decimal
9654
Hex
0x25B6
Octal
0o22666

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25B6
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasBLACK RIGHT POINTING TRIANGLE
DecimalBase 109654
HexadecimalBase 160x25B6
OctalBase 80o22666
BinaryBase 20010010110110110
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: "…"\25B6
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%96%B6

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u25B6
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25B6
Python\u25B6
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25B6

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 96 B6
UTF-16 (BE)25B6
UTF-32 (BE)000025B6

How to type Right triangle

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +25B6 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 25B6 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 25B6. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Right triangle".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25b6, 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, \25B6 in CSS, and \u25B6 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE
Unicode 1.0 name
BLACK RIGHT 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 Right 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 Right triangle?

Right triangle is U+25B6 (decimal 9654, hexadecimal 0x25B6, octal 0o22666). 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 Right triangle?

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

What is the HTML code for Right triangle?

Use ▶ or ▶. In CSS, use content: "\25B6".

How do I type Right triangle in code?

JavaScript: "\u25B6". Python: "\u25B6". JSON and Java: "\u25B6". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 96 B6.

Is Right triangle an emoji?

No. Right 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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