Black left-pointing pointer
◄ is the Unicode character “BLACK LEFT-POINTING POINTER” (U+25C4). It belongs to the Geometric Shapes block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.
◄ codes
| UnicodeCode point | U+25C4 |
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|---|---|---|
| HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page | ◄ |
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| HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code | ◄ |
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| CSSFor the CSS content property | \25C4 |
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| JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings | \u25C4 |
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| PythonEscape in Python strings | \u25C4 |
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| URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 | %E2%97%84 |
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| UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 | E2 97 84 |
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| UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 | 25C4 |
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| Alt codeWindows, number pad | Alt + 17 |
How to type ◄
Copy and paste
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Hold Alt and type 17 on the number pad (Num Lock on), then let go of Alt.
In Microsoft Word, type 25C4 and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “black left-pointing pointer”.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).
About ◄
- Unicode name
- BLACK LEFT-POINTING POINTER
- Code point
- U+25C4 (9668)
- Block
- Geometric Shapes
- Category
- Other Symbol
- Unicode version
- 1.1