Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 25E4 then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
Black Upper Left Triangle
A symbol from the Geometric Shapes collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ◤
- Unicode
- U+25E4
- HTML entity
- ◤
- Category
- Geometric Shapes
Export
Download Black Upper Left Triangle as a vector SVG or a raster PNG.
SVG uses the system font stack — open in any vector editor and convert to outlines if needed. PNGs have a transparent background.
29 of 48 in the geometric shapes collection
About the black upper left triangle symbol
Representing a solid right-angled shape, ◤ is formally known as the Black Upper Left Triangle. It belongs to the Common script within the Geometric Shapes block and is characterized by its hypotenuse running from the bottom-left to the top-right corner. This symbol is primarily used as a functional graphic element rather than a phonetic character, so it is typically identified by its visual description rather than being spoken aloud in standard prose.
In practical applications, this triangle frequently appears in digital typography and user interface design to indicate direction or create borders. It is commonly found in older video game interfaces and modern text-based art to build complex patterns or frames. Developers and social media users also employ the character as a stylized bullet point or a decorative corner piece in monospaced layouts and terminal-based displays.
How to type Black Upper Left Triangle
Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.
macOS
2 options- Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 25E4.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 25E4, then press Enter or Space.
Copy in every format
Every form of this character — for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, URLs and more. Click any value to copy.
Part of the Geometric Shapes block
◤ black upper left triangle lives inside the Geometric Shapes Unicode block. Browse every indexed character in Geometric Shapes →
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