▸
Small Black Right Triangle
- Unicode
- U+25B8
- Category
- Geometric
- HTML Entity
- ▸
- CSS
- \25B8
The Small Black Right Triangle (▸) is a geometric shape commonly used in digital interfaces to indicate collapsed menus, dropdown lists, or mini play buttons in media players. In typography and technical documentation, it frequently serves as a compact bullet point or directional pointer guiding the reader to the next step. Part of the Unicode Geometric Shapes block, this minimalist symbol is an essential staple in user interface design and digital navigation.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9656
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "small black right triangle"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 25B8
- HTML
- ▸
In Programming
In programming and terminal environments, this symbol is frequently used to denote a command prompt, breadcrumb navigation, or to indicate expandable directories in tree-view file structures.
Tags
bullet
collapsed menu arrow
compact directional marker
documentation pointer
expand indicator small
filled
geometric
inline bullet point
list bullet triangle
pointer
right pointer compact
small filled right triangle
small play button solid
small right triangle
step indicator arrow