Up Triangle symbol
Type :up_triangle: · Shapes & stars
Unicode name Black Up-Pointing Triangle · Geometric Shapes block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ▲ is for
A solid triangle pointing up: an increase, an expanded state, or a sort direction. Reads more strongly than an arrow, which is why interfaces use it for sorting.
How to type ▲
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:up_triangle: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 25B2 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 25B2 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:up_triangle: On the web
HTML ▲
Unicode U+25B2
JavaScript '\u{25B2}'
CSS "\25B2"
Python '\u25B2'
URL %E2%96%B2
More from shapes & stars
:filled_diamond: ◇ :empty_diamond: ■ :filled_square: □ :empty_square: ▪ :small_filled_square: ▫ :small_empty_square: △ :up_triangle_outline: ▼ :down_triangle: ▶ :play_right_triangle: ◀ :left_triangle: ♠ :spade: ♣ :club: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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