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Black Left Triangle
- Unicode
- U+25C0
- Category
- Geometric
- HTML Entity
- ◀
- CSS
- \25C0
The Black Left Triangle (◀) is a solid geometric shape commonly used in digital interfaces to represent a "previous," "rewind," or "back" action. Introduced in Unicode 1.1 as part of the Geometric Shapes block, it frequently functions as a directional bullet point or navigation arrow in typography and web design. In media players and gaming contexts, it is instantly recognizable as a reverse playback control or left directional button.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt + 9664
- macOS
- Control + Command + Space then search "black left triangle"
- Linux
- Ctrl + Shift + U then 25C0
- HTML
- ◀ or ◂
In Programming
In UI development and frontend programming, this symbol is frequently used to render navigation buttons, paginators, or custom dropdown carets without requiring external icon libraries.
Tags
back button
geometric
go back
left arrow
left arrow button
left direction
media
media control
navigation arrow
play backwards
previous button
reverse button
rewind
solid left triangle