◂
Small Black Left Triangle
- Unicode
- U+25C2
- Category
- Geometric
- HTML Entity
- ◂
- CSS
- \25C2
The Small Black Left Triangle symbol (◂) is a geometric shape from the Unicode Geometric Shapes block. It is widely used in digital typography and user interfaces to represent a "back" button, an expand/collapse toggle, or a directional indicator pointing to preceding content. You'll often see it functioning as a decorative bullet point or a lightweight navigation arrow in web design.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9666
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "small black left triangle"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 25c2 then Enter
- HTML
- ◂ or ◂
In Programming
Used in command-line interfaces and text-based menus to indicate a "back" navigation step, or in front-end web development as a text-based alternative to SVG icons for breadcrumbs and sliders.
Tags
bullet
compact triangle
expand collapse arrow
filled
filled left triangle
geometric
left navigation indicator
pointer
small arrow left
small back arrow
small left triangle
text bullet left
tiny left pointer