# ▽ U+25BD WHITE DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE

Hollow outlined triangle pointing down, used as the nabla or del gradient symbol (Hamilton operator) in math and physics.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `▽` |
| Codepoint | U+25BD |
| Name | WHITE DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE |
| Also known as | Hamilton operator |
| Block | [Geometric Shapes](https://unicodekit.com/block/geometric-shapes) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `▽` `▽` |
| CSS | `\25BD` |
| JavaScript | `\u25BD` |
| UTF-8 | E2 96 BD |
| UTF-16 | 25BD |

## Related characters

- ▼ [U+25BC BLACK DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25BC)
- ▾ [U+25BE BLACK DOWN-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25BE)
- ▻ [U+25BB WHITE RIGHT-POINTING POINTER](https://unicodekit.com/char/25BB)
- ▿ [U+25BF WHITE DOWN-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25BF)
- ► [U+25BA BLACK RIGHT-POINTING POINTER](https://unicodekit.com/char/25BA)
- ◀ [U+25C0 BLACK LEFT-POINTING TRIANGLE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25C0)
- ▹ [U+25B9 WHITE RIGHT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25B9)
- ◁ [U+25C1 WHITE LEFT-POINTING TRIANGLE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25C1)
- ▸ [U+25B8 BLACK RIGHT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25B8)
- ◂ [U+25C2 BLACK LEFT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25C2)
- ▷ [U+25B7 WHITE RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25B7)
- ◃ [U+25C3 WHITE LEFT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25C3)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/25BD · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/25BD