What ⏶ means
It marks an increase.
That makes ⏶ a technical marker for a rise in a value or setting. If you use it in a note or diagram, label what is changing; the triangle alone supplies no subject.
It has a technical, diagrammatic tone.
It marks an increase; it does not by itself mean approval or an upvote.
Don't confuse it with
2Combination ideas
1Use before +5 to mark an upward change of five units.
Questions people ask
1Does ⏶ look the same in every font?
No. It is a text character drawn by the active font, so its exact proportions and alignment can vary.
How to type ⏶
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 23F6, 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”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 23f6, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⏶CSS
\23F6Linux Unicode input
To type ⏶ in a Linux desktop app with Unicode hex input, press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 23F6, then press Enter.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⏶
HTML hex
⏶
CSS content
content: "\23F6";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%8F%B6
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.