▾
Small Black Down Triangle
- Unicode
- U+25BE
- Category
- Geometric
- HTML Entity
- ▾
- CSS
- \25BE
The Small Black Down Triangle (▾) is a geometric shape from the Geometric Shapes Unicode block. In digital environments, it frequently functions as a drop-down menu indicator or a toggle switch pointing downward to reveal expanded content. Typographers and web designers also use it to draw the reader's eye to specific information or as a minimalist bullet point.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9662
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "small black down"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 25BE
- HTML
- ▾
In Programming
In web development and UI design, this symbol is commonly used in HTML and CSS as a lightweight text alternative to SVG icons for accordion menus, dropdown lists, and expanding content containers.
Tags
UI arrow
caret down
collapse indicator
dropdown
dropdown arrow
expand icon
filled
filled down triangle
geometric
pointer
small filled triangle
small triangle down
tiny triangle down
toggle arrow