📖 Emojipedix

Red Triangle Pointed Up 🔺

Added in Emoji 0.6 · Symbols Shapes & Colors

Codepoint U+1F53A
Shortcode :small_red_triangle:
Version Emoji 0.6

Meaning

A solid red triangle rendered with the apex pointing directly upward, creating a classic stable base at the bottom and sharp peak at the top. The triangle is filled with a bright, unmistakable red that conveys energy, urgency, or attention-demanding presence.

People use the upward-pointing red triangle to indicate increase, improvement, growth, or upward movement in literal and figurative contexts. It's popular in finance-related discussions, fitness tracking posts, and any scenario where "up" means positive progress. The red color adds urgency or importance, making it useful for highlighting something that demands immediate notice or action.

In creative and decorative applications, this triangle serves as a bold directional marker or emphasis point. Users deploy it to draw eyes toward specific content, create dynamic compositions that feel energetic, or build patterns where triangular shapes matter aesthetically. Some people use it in chart-like contexts to show rising trends or improvement metrics.

The upward-pointing orientation distinguishes this triangle from its downward-pointing counterpart, and the bright red renders consistently across Apple, Google, and Samsung devices. In traffic and warning contexts, upward-pointing red triangles can suggest alert or caution. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, this dynamic shape has become a go-to symbol for users wanting to convey movement, growth, or attention-grabbing urgency in their digital communication.

Common Uses

  • Showing growth, increases, or upward trends
  • Drawing attention to urgent or important content
  • Creating dynamic, energetic visual compositions
  • Indicating improvement or positive change

Popular Combos

🔺📈 🔺🔻 🔺⚠️

Did You Know?

The upward-pointing red triangle is frequently used in fitness and wellness communities to mark progress updates, while its counterpart is used to indicate setbacks or downward trends.

Keywords

geometric pointed red triangle up

Appears in Topics

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :small_red_triangle:
Slack :small_red_triangle:
Discord :small_red_triangle:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
🔺
HTML (hex)
🔺
CSS
\1F53A
JavaScript
\uD83D\uDD3A
Python
\U0001F53A
Java
\uD83D\uDD3A
Perl
\x{1F53A}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F53A}
Punycode
xn--2r0a
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%94%BA
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x94 0xBA

🔺 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali লাল ত্রিভুজ উপরের দিকে পয়েন্ট করা
Chinese (Simplified) 红色正三角
Chinese (Traditional) 向上紅色三角
Danish op-trekant
Dutch rode omhoogwijzende driehoek
English red triangle pointed up
English (UK) red triangle pointed up
Estonian punane kolmnurk
Finnish punainen kolmio kärki ylös
French triangle rouge pointant vers le haut
German rotes Dreieck mit der Spitze nach oben
Hindi ऊपर की ओर इशारा करता लाल त्रिभुज
Hungarian fölfelé mutató piros háromszög
Italian triangolo rosso con punta verso l’alto
Japanese 赤い上三角
Korean 빨간색 위쪽 삼각형
Lithuanian raudonas į viršų nukreiptas trikampis
Malay segi tiga merah menunjuk ke atas
Norwegian rød trekant som peker opp
Polish czerwony trójkąt skierowany w górę
Portuguese triângulo vermelho para cima
Russian треугольник вершиной вверх
Spanish triángulo rojo hacia arriba
Spanish (Mexico) triángulo rojo hacia arriba
Swedish uppåtpekande röd triangel
Thai สามเหลี่ยมหงายสีแดง
Ukrainian червоний трикутник, направлений угору
Vietnamese tam giác màu đỏ trỏ lên trên