What ⯅ means
It points upward; context supplies any specific meaning.
If someone sends it alone, ask what they intended; it is not a standard reaction.
Is ⯅ the same as ▲?
No; they are separate characters. Font choice can change their proportions, making the distinction less clear.
Technical or decorative; best suited to custom diagrams or notation.
Without context, a recipient may not know what it marks.
Don't confuse it with
3Questions people ask
1Why does ⯅ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type ⯅
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2BC5, 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 up-pointing triangle centred”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2bc5, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⯅CSS
\2BC5How do I type ⯅?
If your app supports Unicode hex entry, enter 2BC5; otherwise search its character map.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⯅
HTML hex
⯅
CSS content
content: "\2BC5";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%AF%85
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.