‣
Triangular Bullet
- Unicode
- U+2023
- Category
- Punctuation
- HTML Entity
- ‣
- CSS
- \2023
The Triangular Bullet (‣) is a typographic symbol used to organize list items while adding a visual sense of direction or hierarchy. Unlike standard round bullets, this right-pointing triangle guides the reader's eye forward, making it highly popular in technical manuals, user interfaces, and structured documents. It serves as a sleek alternative to traditional list markers, frequently denoting sub-items, breadcrumbs, or actionable steps.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+8227
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "triangular bullet"
- HTML
- ‣
In Programming
In software development, the triangular bullet is frequently used in user interface (UI) design and breadcrumb navigation to indicate progression or nested menus. It also appears in command-line interfaces (CLI) to clearly mark user prompts or highlight specific output lines.
Tags
triangle bullet
list item
punctuation
pointer
arrow