Black Vertical Rectangle vs White Left-Pointing Triangle
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Property Comparison
| Property | ▮ 25AE | ◁ 25C1 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Black Vertical Rectangle | White Left-Pointing Triangle |
| Category | Geometric Shapes | Geometric Shapes |
| Block | Geometric Shapes | Geometric Shapes |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Other Symbol (So) | Math Symbol (Sm) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 25AE | 25C1 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+25AE | U+25C1 |
| HTML Decimal | ▮ | ◁ |
| HTML Hex | ▮ | ◁ |
| CSS | \25AE | \25C1 |
| JavaScript | \u{25AE} | \u{25C1} |
| Python | \u25ae | \u25c1 |
| UTF-8 | e2 96 ae | e2 97 81 |
How to Distinguish
Both Black Vertical Rectangle and White Left-Pointing Triangle belong to the Geometric Shapes category and the Geometric Shapes block. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
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