U+25C0

Left triangle◀

Left 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 "previous", "play".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+25C0
Decimal
9664
Hex
0x25C0
Octal
0o22700

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25C0
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK LEFT-POINTING TRIANGLE
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasBLACK LEFT POINTING TRIANGLE
DecimalBase 109664
HexadecimalBase 160x25C0
OctalBase 80o22700
BinaryBase 20010010111000000
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: "…"\25C0
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%97%80

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u25C0
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25C0
Python\u25C0
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25C0

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 97 80
UTF-16 (BE)25C0
UTF-32 (BE)000025C0

How to type Left triangle

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +25C0 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 25C0 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 25C0. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Left triangle".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25c0, 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, \25C0 in CSS, and \u25C0 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK LEFT-POINTING TRIANGLE
Unicode 1.0 name
BLACK LEFT 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 Left 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 Left triangle?

Left triangle is U+25C0 (decimal 9664, hexadecimal 0x25C0, octal 0o22700). 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 Left triangle?

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

What is the HTML code for Left triangle?

Use ◀ or ◀. In CSS, use content: "\25C0".

How do I type Left triangle in code?

JavaScript: "\u25C0". Python: "\u25C0". JSON and Java: "\u25C0". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 97 80.

Is Left triangle an emoji?

No. Left 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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