Black Left-Pointing Triangle

A symbol from the Geometric Shapes collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Geometric Shapes collection
Symbol
Unicode
U+25C0
HTML entity
◀

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41 of 48 in the geometric shapes collection

About the black left-pointing triangle symbol

Known as the Black Left-Pointing Triangle, this geometric shape is a solid, equilateral icon oriented toward the left. It belongs to the Common script and is part of the broader collection of Geometric Shapes within the universal character set. In digital interfaces and instructional texts, it is often referred to as a left arrow or a back pointer, serving as a clean, minimalist directional marker that maintains its visual weight alongside standard text.

This symbol appears frequently in media player interfaces to represent the rewind function or to navigate to a previous track. In typography and document design, it acts as a decorative bullet point or a pointer indicating a return to a prior section. Social media users and web developers also utilize the triangle as a toggle icon for collapsing sidebar menus or to denote a decrease in value within data visualizations.

How to type Black Left-Pointing Triangle

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options
  1. In Word / Outlook: type 25C0 then press Alt + X.
  2. Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options
  1. Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 25C0.
  2. Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.

Linux

1 step
  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 25C0, then press Enter or Space.

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Text vs emoji presentation

This codepoint has two standardized presentations. Append U+FE0E to force the monochrome text form, or U+FE0F to force the colorful emoji form. Default presentation: text.

Part of the Geometric Shapes block

black left-pointing triangle lives inside the Geometric Shapes Unicode block. Browse every indexed character in Geometric Shapes

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