Eject symbol

An upward triangle above a horizontal bar.

Also known as: Triangle above a line, Eject

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Meanings

The eject symbol is a triangle over a bar, standardised for removable-media controls. It survives on devices with no removable media at all, where it now means 'disconnect' or 'unmount'.

Officially standardisedVerified fact
Is encoded as U+23CF EJECT SYMBOL in the Miscellaneous Technical block, alongside the other media-control marks.
Contexts: Software
Common modern usageVerified fact
Marks the control that releases removable media from a drive or slot.
Contexts: Software
Common modern usageVerified fact
Has outlived the hardware it was designed for: it now marks safe disconnection of storage that was never physically inserted, so the drawing describes an action that no longer resembles it.
Contexts: Software

Visual description

A filled triangle pointing upward, with a short horizontal bar of similar width drawn beneath it and separated by a small gap.

Symmetry: vertical
Orientation: upright

Part of the same system as: Play symbol
Both belong to the standardised set of media-control marks.

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references.

Sources

Media control symbols
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-07-31
Tertiary reference. Used for widely-agreed identity and origin summary, not for contested detail or exact dates.
Unicode Code Chart: Miscellaneous Technical (U+2300–U+23FF)
The Unicode Consortium · retrieved 2026-07-31
Authoritative for the character's code point, name and block only. Unicode assigns identity; it does not define what a symbol means in use.

Last reviewed 2026-08-01

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Meanings

The eject symbol is a triangle over a bar, standardised for removable-media controls. It survives on devices with no removable media at all, where it now means 'disconnect' or 'unmount'.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Is encoded as U+23CF EJECT SYMBOL in the Miscellaneous Technical block, alongside the other media-control marks.

Contexts: Software

Common modern usageVerified fact

Marks the control that releases removable media from a drive or slot.

Contexts: Software

Common modern usageVerified fact

Has outlived the hardware it was designed for: it now marks safe disconnection of storage that was never physically inserted, so the drawing describes an action that no longer resembles it.

Contexts: Software

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is defined by a current official standard.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is defined by a current official standard.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references.

Sources

Media control symbols
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-07-31
Tertiary reference. Used for widely-agreed identity and origin summary, not for contested detail or exact dates.
Unicode Code Chart: Miscellaneous Technical (U+2300–U+23FF)
The Unicode Consortium · retrieved 2026-07-31
Authoritative for the character's code point, name and block only. Unicode assigns identity; it does not define what a symbol means in use.

Last reviewed 2026-08-01

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Related & commonly confused symbols

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Visual description

Related & commonly confused symbols