Black Down-Pointing Double Triangle
Block: Miscellaneous Technical
- Symbol
- ⏬
- Unicode
U+23EC- Unicode name
- BLACK DOWN-POINTING DOUBLE TRIANGLE
- Block
- Miscellaneous Technical
- Category
- Symbol, Other
- Type
- Emoji character
Black Down-Pointing Double Triangle (⏬) is encoded as U+23EC and has the formal Unicode name BLACK DOWN-POINTING DOUBLE TRIANGLE. Unicode classifies it as Symbol, Other in the Miscellaneous Technical block. Its name places it in the emoji pictograph family, which gives the page a narrower identity than the glyph alone. The code point is the stable identifier when fonts, copy-and-paste, or surrounding context make the glyph ambiguous.
Why Black Down-Pointing Double Triangle May Look Different Across Fonts
Unicode defines the encoded identity U+23EC, while the visible shape is produced by a font, emoji set, and shaping engine. Emoji platforms can redraw the same encoded character or sequence with different artwork, proportions, and color.
For identification, compare code points and sequence structure rather than expecting pixel-for-pixel consistency. Rendering can change while the underlying Unicode record stays the same.
For a different unknown mark, try identify the ⏬ symbol and identify the character from its glyph, Unicode value, or appearance.
Code-Point and UTF-8 Forms for ⏬
U+23EC = decimal 9196 = HTML ⏬ / ⏬. A Unicode escape-style form is u23EC. Its UTF-8 bytes are E2 8F AC.
Use these identifiers in markup, source code, exports, or character diagnostics when the glyph alone is not enough.