Play button symbol (▶)
U+25B6 · BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ▶
Windows
No Alt code
▶ is not in the Windows code pages 1252 or 437, so it has no Alt code. Use one of the methods below or copy it from this page.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
25B6 Alt+X
Type 25B6 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ▶. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel and type “play button symbol” to find ▶.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “play button symbol” and click ▶ to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “play button symbol” to find ▶.
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ▶ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ▶ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ▶ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;play.
- Now type ;play anywhere: the keyboard suggests ▶.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ▶:
- Copy ▶ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ▶ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;play.
- Type ;play in any app and tap ▶ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 25b6 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25b6 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ▶ means and how it is used
In Unicode, ▶ is code point U+25B6 with the official name BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE. It belongs to the Geometric Shapes block and arrived with Unicode 1.1 in 1993.
Other words for it: arrow, button, play, right, triangle.
You will find it in our shapes, 136 symbols in all, together with ● ○ ■ □ ▲.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML decimal | ▶ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ▶ | |
| CSS | content: "\25B6"; | |
| JavaScript | \u25B6 | |
| URL | %E2%96%B6 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 96 B6 | |
| Unicode | U+25B6 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ▶ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Don't confuse ▶ with
These look alike but are different characters. Search, sorting and screen readers treat them differently, so copy the one you mean.
- ▶Play button symbolU+25B6 · BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE
- Filled right-pointing small triangleU+25B8 · BLACK RIGHT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE · Geometric Shapes
- Filled right-pointing pointerU+25BA · BLACK RIGHT-POINTING POINTER · Geometric Shapes
Names in other languages
What ▶ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Play button symbol |
| Português | Símbolo de play |
| Español | Símbolo de play (reproducir) |
| Italiano | Simbolo play |
| Français | Symbole lecture (play) |
| Deutsch | Play-Zeichen |
| Türkçe | Oynat işareti (play) |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Simbol play |
| Polski | Symbol odtwarzania (play) |
| Русский | Символ воспроизведения (play) |
| 日本語 | 再生記号 |
| 한국어 | 재생 기호 |
Related symbols
All Shapes →Questions people ask
How do I type ▶ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ▶ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 25B6 and press Alt+X.
What is the difference between ▶ and ▸?
▶ is the play button symbol (U+25B6). ▸ is a different character: filled right-pointing small triangle (U+25B8, Geometric Shapes block). They can look alike, but computers treat them as different letters, so a search for one will not find the other.
How do I type ▶ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ▶. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;play.
What is the HTML code for the play button symbol?
There is no named entity; use ▶ or ▶. In CSS write \25B6, in JavaScript \u25B6.
Will ▶ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ▶ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.