U+25BD

White down triangle▽

White down triangle is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Geometric Shapes block, listed here under 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.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+25BD
Decimal
9661
Hex
0x25BD
Octal
0o22675

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25BD
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0WHITE DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasWHITE DOWN POINTING TRIANGLE
DecimalBase 109661
HexadecimalBase 160x25BD
OctalBase 80o22675
BinaryBase 20010010110111101
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+25A0–U+25FFGeometric Shapes
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u25BD
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25BD
Python\u25BD
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25BD

Byte encodings

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

How to type White down triangle

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25bd, 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, \25BD in CSS, and \u25BD in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
WHITE DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE
Unicode 1.0 name
WHITE DOWN 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 White down 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 White down triangle?

White down triangle is U+25BD (decimal 9661, hexadecimal 0x25BD, octal 0o22675). 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 White down triangle?

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

What is the HTML code for White down triangle?

Use ▽ or ▽. In CSS, use content: "\25BD".

How do I type White down triangle in code?

JavaScript: "\u25BD". Python: "\u25BD". JSON and Java: "\u25BD". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 96 BD.

Is White down triangle an emoji?

No. White down 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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