What ⯆ means
Nearby notation tells you what this marker means. Unicode's character-name list cross-references ⯆ with ▼. That connects their designs, but the characters are not interchangeable.
A 2012 Unicode working document includes ⯆ in standardization material.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Can a font change how ⯆ looks?
Yes. A font draws this text character, so its outline, weight, and spacing can vary across fonts.
How to type ⯆
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2BC6, 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 medium down-pointing triangle centred”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2bc6, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⯆CSS
\2BC6Windows Unicode input
A Windows Unicode-input workflow can enter ⯆ with Alt+2BC6; the setup must accept hexadecimal Unicode input.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⯆
HTML hex
⯆
CSS content
content: "\2BC6";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%AF%86
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.