What ◢ means
It is a shape cue, not a complete instruction. The glyph points toward the lower-right, but it does not say what to choose, move toward, or notice. A nearby label or diagram shows what the marker refers to.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does ◢ look different in my font?
It can: fonts draw ◢ with different proportions, weight, baseline, and spacing, so its alignment can shift. Do not rely on it for exact placement across typefaces.
How to type ◢
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 25E2, then Alt+X to get ◢.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “black lower right triangle”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 25e2, then Enter or Space.
HTML
◢CSS
\25E2Windows
To type ◢ in Microsoft Word, enter 25E2, then press Alt+X.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25e2, then press Enter.
Mac
Open Character Viewer with Control-Command-Space, then search for the symbol's descriptive name.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
◢
HTML hex
◢
CSS content
content: "\25E2";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%97%A2
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.