Triangle symbol ▲

Copy a triangle pointing any way: up ▲ △, down ▼ ▽, right ▶︎ ▷ and left ◀︎ ◁, plus corner triangles ◢ ◣ and red emoji 🔺 🔻. Click once and paste anywhere.

How to type it 60 symbols on this page

Up and down triangles13

Left and right triangles16

Corner and special triangles18

Triangle emoji and elements13

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 30 on the number pad (Num Lock on), then let go of Alt.

In Microsoft Word, type 25B2 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “black up-pointing triangle”.

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).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+25B2. Every format is on the black up-pointing triangle page.

Codes for every triangle symbol

SymbolNameUnicodeHTMLAlt code
black up-pointing triangle U+25B2 ▲ Alt 30
white up-pointing triangle U+25B3 △ –
black up-pointing small triangle U+25B4 ▴ –
white up-pointing small triangle U+25B5 ▵ –
black down-pointing triangle U+25BC ▼ Alt 31
white down-pointing triangle U+25BD ▽ –
black down-pointing small triangle U+25BE ▾ –
white down-pointing small triangle U+25BF ▿ –
black medium up-pointing triangle U+23F6 ⏶ –
black medium down-pointing triangle U+23F7 ⏷ –
black medium up-pointing triangle centred U+2BC5 ⯅ –
black medium down-pointing triangle centred U+2BC6 ⯆ –
heavy white down-pointing triangle U+26DB ⛛ –
black right-pointing triangle U+25B6 ▶ –
white right-pointing triangle U+25B7 ▷ –
black right-pointing small triangle U+25B8 ▸ –
white right-pointing small triangle U+25B9 ▹ –
black right-pointing pointer U+25BA ► Alt 16
white right-pointing pointer U+25BB ▻ –
black left-pointing triangle U+25C0 ◀ –
white left-pointing triangle U+25C1 ◁ –
black left-pointing small triangle U+25C2 ◂ –
white left-pointing small triangle U+25C3 ◃ –
black left-pointing pointer U+25C4 ◄ Alt 17
white left-pointing pointer U+25C5 ◅ –
black medium right-pointing triangle U+23F5 ⏵ –
black medium left-pointing triangle U+23F4 ⏴ –
black medium right-pointing triangle centred U+2BC8 ⯈ –
black medium left-pointing triangle centred U+2BC7 ⯇ –
black lower right triangle U+25E2 ◢ –
black lower left triangle U+25E3 ◣ –
black upper left triangle U+25E4 ◤ –
black upper right triangle U+25E5 ◥ –
upper left triangle U+25F8 ◸ –
upper right triangle U+25F9 ◹ –
lower left triangle U+25FA ◺ –
lower right triangle U+25FF ◿ –
right triangle U+22BF ⊿ –
white up-pointing triangle with dot U+25EC ◬ –
up-pointing triangle with left half black U+25ED ◭ –
up-pointing triangle with right half black U+25EE ◮ –
white triangle containing small white triangle U+27C1 ⟁ –
triangle with rounded corners U+1F6C6 🛆 –
plus sign in triangle U+2A39 ⨹ –
minus sign in triangle U+2A3A ⨺ –
multiplication sign in triangle U+2A3B ⨻ –
triangle with dot above U+29CA ⧊ –
up-pointing red triangle U+1F53A 🔺 –
down-pointing red triangle U+1F53B 🔻 –
up-pointing small red triangle U+1F53C 🔼 –
down-pointing small red triangle U+1F53D 🔽 –
warning sign U+26A0 ⚠ –
black up-pointing double triangle U+23EB ⏫ –
black down-pointing double triangle U+23EC ⏬ –
black right-pointing double triangle U+23E9 ⏩ –
black left-pointing double triangle U+23EA ⏪ –
alchemical symbol for fire U+1F702 🜂 –
alchemical symbol for water U+1F704 🜄 –
alchemical symbol for air U+1F701 🜁 –
alchemical symbol for earth U+1F703 🜃 –

What triangles mean

Triangles point, so they often work as small arrows. ▲ and ▼ mean up and down: a price change (▲ 3%), a sort order in a table, or a collapsible section (▸ closed, ▾ open). ▶︎ is the universal play button, ◀︎ goes back, and ⏩︎ ⏪︎ fast-forward and rewind. The warning sign ⚠︎ is a triangle with an exclamation mark, used for cautions and alerts.

In geometry, △ABC names a triangle and ⊿ (right triangle) marks one with a 90° angle. Old alchemy used triangles for the four elements: 🜂 fire points up, 🜄 water points down, and the same shapes with a bar across are 🜁 air and 🜃 earth. These alchemical characters are rare, so some devices show them as boxes.

Triangle or delta?

Three characters look almost the same: △ is the white up-pointing triangle (a shape), Δ is the Greek capital letter delta, and ∆ is the increment sign used in math. Use △ for shapes and bullets, and Δ when you mean "change in", as in Δt. Each has its own meaning, so search engines and screen readers treat them differently. See the delta symbol page for the Greek letter.

Within the triangles, "black" means filled and "white" means outline, and the small versions ▴ ▸ ▾ ◂ sit nicely inside text. ► and ◄ are slightly longer "pointers", while ⏵ ⏴ ⏶ ⏷ are medium-sized solid triangles.

How to type triangle symbols

On Windows, hold Alt and type a number on the number pad: Alt + 30 ▲, Alt + 31 ▼, Alt + 16 ► and Alt + 17 ◄. On a Mac, open the Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search "triangle". On phones, search "triangle" in the emoji keyboard for 🔺 🔻 🔼 🔽.

In Microsoft Word, type 25B2 and press Alt + X for ▲. In HTML, use ▲ for ▲ and ▼ for ▼. In LaTeX, \triangle gives △, and the amssymb package adds \blacktriangle and \blacktriangledown. For triangle-headed arrows, see the arrow symbols.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Alt code for a triangle?

Alt + 30 types ▲, Alt + 31 types ▼, Alt + 16 types ► and Alt + 17 types ◄, all on the number pad.

What does ▲ mean next to a number?

It shows an increase, like ▲ 2.5% for a price that went up. ▼ shows a decrease.

Is △ the same as Δ?

No. △ is a geometric triangle shape, while Δ is the Greek letter delta, often used to mean "change". They look alike but are different characters.