Black Square
U+25A0■Symbol · decimal ■
Square Symbols Copy & Paste
Pick from 182 square symbols covering every direction and fill. Encoded largely within Geometric Shapes. 134 render as text and 48 as emoji.
Copy square symbols
182 characters and sequences. Pick one to put its exact characters on your clipboard.
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Square Symbols with Unicode names and HTML codes
A sample of 12 entries from the 182 on this page. Where two entries look the same, the name settles it. The HTML references beside each name reproduce the code-point sequence character for character.
White Large Square
U+2B1C⬜Emoji or pictograph · decimal ⬜
Left Half Block
U+258C▌Symbol · decimal ▌
Trigram For Fire
U+2632☲Symbol · decimal ☲
Heavy Vertical Bar
U+275A❚Symbol · decimal ❚
White Square With Upper Left Quadrant
U+25F0◰Symbol · decimal ◰
Black Very Small Square
U+2B1D⬝Symbol · decimal ⬝
Square Cm Cubed
U+33A4㎤Symbol · decimal ㎤
Emoji sequence (4 code points)
U+25A0 U+25A1 U+25AA U+25AB■ □ ▪ ▫Emoji sequence · decimal ■ □ ▪ ▫
Square Cup
U+2294⊔Symbol · decimal ⊔
A Button (Blood Type)
U+1F170 U+FE0F🅰 ️Emoji sequence · decimal 🅰 ️
Black Cat
U+1F408 U+200D U+2B1B🐈 ‍ ⬛Emoji sequence · decimal 🐈 ‍ ⬛
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Square Symbols: types, meanings and practical differences
Squares work as swatches, checkboxes, list markers and building blocks for text art.
Direction and structure. Use them for movement, steps and layout. That amounts to 182 copyable values here — 168 of them one character long, 14 longer.
Names such as Black Square, White Large Square, Left Half Block, Trigram For Fire appear here, and counting every entry puts Variation Selector-16 (12), Squared Cjk Unified (11), White Square With (6) at the top. Single-character values span U+005B to U+1F533.
Browse square symbols by type
Symbol
128 entries
Emoji or pictograph
34 entries
Punctuation
6 entries
Emoji sequence
14 entries
The shape of this collection
Where square symbols sit in the code space
Single-character entries cover U+005B to U+1F533, breaking down by general category as symbol 162, punctuation 6.
Name patterns that repeat
Counted across the stored entries, the commonest name patterns are Variation Selector-16 (12), Squared Cjk Unified (11), White Square With (6).
How the multi-part entries are built
14 entries span more than one code point: 1 with a zero-width joiner, 12 with a variation selector, the longest running to 4 code points.
Picking the right square symbol
Two look almost the same: Black Square and Black Very Small Square. They are different characters: U+25A0 and U+2B1D. Start with symbol.
It is the biggest group, with 128. Punctuation is the specialist choice, with just 6. Want colour?
Pick one of the 48 emoji. Want it to match your text? Pick one of the 134 plain ones.
Test the result in the real app before you use it.
We sort these by job rather than by Unicode category, so one group can hold several formal types.
128Symbol
Standalone marks that follow your font. 70% here.
34Emoji or pictograph
Colour artwork, supplied by the platform. 19% here.
14Emoji sequence
Several code points joined into one image. 8% here.
6Punctuation
Marks that structure written text. 3% here.
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Square Symbols explained in plain English
Short summary
There are 182 square symbols here. All of them copy in one click. Most of them, 128 in all, are symbol. They come mostly from one part of Unicode: Geometric Shapes. 134 are plain text. The other 48 are emoji, so your phone or computer draws them in colour.
How the 4 groups divide
They split into symbol, emoji or pictograph and punctuation. Symbol leads with 128.
Which blocks they come from
They come from Geometric Shapes (55), Block Elements (22) and Mathematical Operators (16). They span U+005B to U+1F533, so no one font covers them all.
Two that look alike
Black Square and Black Very Small Square look alike. They are not the same character.
14 entries are sequences
14 use more than one character. Copy the whole thing or it breaks.
Terms worth knowing
The vocabulary below comes from the formal names and groupings of these square symbols.
- Symbol
- Emoji or pictograph
- Punctuation
- Emoji sequence
- Square
- Box
- Checkbox
- Geometric
- Large
- Left
- Half
- Block
Side by side
| Type | Examples | Good for | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | ■ □ ▣ | Navigation and directional notes | Treating Black Square and White Large Square as the same character |
| Emoji or pictograph | ▪ ▫ ⬛ | Flow diagrams and process steps | Thinking every one of the 182 works the same everywhere |
| Punctuation | [ ] ⟦ | Legends, swatches and text layouts | Copying only part of one of the 14 multi-code-point sequences instead of the whole value |
| Emoji sequence | 🈂️ 🈷️ ■□▪▫ | Navigation and directional notes | Reaching for one of the 48 emoji entries where a text mark was needed, so the colour artwork clashes with the surrounding type |
Squares communicate fill, pattern and state
Outlined, filled and patterned squares can act as swatches, keys or layout pieces. Their meaning must be defined by a nearby legend.
| Family | Examples | Design use |
|---|---|---|
| Filled and outline | ■ □ | Binary state, swatch or geometric contrast. |
| Small markers | ▪ ▫ | Compact bullets and legend keys. |
| Patterned interiors | ▣ ▤ ▥ ▦ ▧ ▨ ▩ | Texture categories that should not rely on tiny visual differences alone. |
| Emoji squares | ⬛ ⬜ | Color-style block artwork with platform-dependent sizing. |
Practical note: A square is not an interactive checkbox unless implemented as a real labeled control. Explain fill and pattern in words when they encode data.
Where to go next
Compare these choices with rectangle symbols and circle symbols. For a deeper explanation, read Arrow Symbols: A Practical Direction and Navigation Guide. If one question is enough, read how do i find the official name of a symbol?.
Tip: Keep the plain words next to the symbol. Text is what makes a design searchable and readable to someone using a screen reader.
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How to use square symbols
Copying stores text, so the value survives the clipboard intact. Paste it with Ctrl V, ⌘ V or your device's Paste command.
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Navigation and directional notes
Start with Black Square. It works nearly everywhere.
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Flow diagrams and process steps
Symbol suits flow diagrams and process steps. Pick one whose stroke weight matches the text around it.
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Legends, swatches and text layouts
When creating legends, swatches and text layouts, paste the complete entry — several of these are multi-code-point sequences that break if truncated.
Copy-ready square symbols examples for navigation and directional notes
Navigation and directional notes
■ Square referenceFlow diagrams and process steps
■ □ ▪Legends, swatches and text layouts
▪ square ■05
How to type square symbols on a keyboard
Copying is quicker, but these are typeable too. On Windows the alt code is the character's decimal code point; in Word the hexadecimal followed by Alt X does the same job without a keypad.
| Character | Name | Windows | Hex | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ■ | Black Square | Alt 9632 | 25A0 | ■ |
| ⬜ | White Large Square | Alt 11036 | 2B1C | ⬜ |
| ▌ | Left Half Block | Alt 9612 | 258C | ▌ |
| ☲ | Trigram For Fire | Alt 9778 | 2632 | ☲ |
| ❚ | Heavy Vertical Bar | Alt 10074 | 275A | ❚ |
| ◰ | White Square With Upper Left Quadrant | Alt 9712 | 25F0 | ◰ |
Alt codes reach only the first 65,536 code points, and only from a numeric keypad. 24 entries here sit above that ceiling. A further 14 are sequences, which no shortcut reproduces — copy those instead. The complete keyboard guide covers every platform method in full.
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How square symbols render across fonts, apps and devices
Unicode keeps 59% of these in Geometric Shapes. The rest come from Block Elements and Mathematical Operators. 134 act like letters.
They take the colour of the text around them. The other 48 are emoji, so the system picks their colour, not you. Unicode files the emoji ones under Symbols and Animals & Nature.
14 entries are made of several parts. 1 of those are held together by a hidden joiner. Copy the whole thing, or it breaks apart.
Some are as recent as Emoji 13.0, so old devices may draw an empty box.
A pasted entry is redrawn by the receiving application's font. Expect small differences in width and weight across devices, and larger ones where a font lacks the character entirely.
168Single characters
14Sequences
48Emoji properties
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Common mistakes with square symbols
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Treating Black Square and White Large Square as the same character.
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Thinking every one of the 182 works the same everywhere.
- 3
Copying only part of one of the 14 multi-code-point sequences instead of the whole value.
- 4
Reaching for one of the 48 emoji entries where a text mark was needed, so the colour artwork clashes with the surrounding type.
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Square Symbols questions and answers
What is the difference between Black Square and Black Very Small Square?+
U+25A0 is Black Square; U+2B1D is Black Very Small Square. Because the encoded identity differs, substituting one for the other can change what a reader or a piece of software understands.
What is the HTML code for black square?+
Write ■ (hex) or ■ (decimal) to get ■. Numeric references sidestep encoding problems in older toolchains.
Which square symbols work as plain text rather than emoji?+
Look for the 134 non-emoji entries. Those behave like letters — style them, colour them, put them in a heading. The 48 emoji entries are drawn by the operating system instead.
Why does one of these square symbols split apart when I paste it?+
14 entries here are sequences of more than one code point, and 1 of those are held together by a zero-width joiner. If the destination does not support the sequence, or if the copy was truncated, the parts render individually. Copy the entry with the button rather than by selecting the characters.
Which Unicode block are these square symbols in?+
Geometric Shapes holds most of them — 55 characters; the rest come from Block Elements and Mathematical Operators. Coverage tends to follow the block: long-established ones render nearly everywhere, recent additions do not.
Will these square symbols work on older phones?+
The newest entry on this page was introduced in Emoji 13.0. Devices that have not received a font update since then will show a blank rectangle instead. Test on a real older device before using a recent character where the meaning matters.
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Learn more about square symbols
Useful alongside these square symbols
Directional and geometric characters are commonly built into interface text, where animation frames and a check for hidden characters both matter.
Loading Animation PreviewPreview text-only loading frames, pause the motion and copy the sequence that fits your interface.Open the animation preview →Invisible Character InspectorReveal zero-width spaces, joiners and direction marks without changing the text you paste into the inspector.Open the text inspector →
Pair a square symbol with styled letters in the Symbol Maker. Every tool on this site runs locally and is listed in the Unicode tools hub.
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Where this data comes from
Every figure on this page is computed from the stored inventory of 182 entries. Names, general categories and code points are generated from the Unicode 17.0 character database rather than typed by hand; emoji membership is read from the emoji data files published alongside it.
- Unicode Character Database — UnicodeData.txt (formal names and general categories)
- Unicode emoji-test.txt (fully-qualified emoji sequences and grouping)
- The Unicode Standard, current version
- How CoolSymbol.now sources, counts and tests this data