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black medium square

A solid black square, one of several square shapes used as geometric symbols

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Code points
U+25FC U+FE0F
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Meaning

A solid black square, one of several square shapes used as geometric symbols. In conversation it commonly serves as a bullet point, list marker, or visual divider in text. It can also stand in for a blank or missing item, a checkbox that is filled or selected, or a stop button in media contexts. Some people use it as a minimalist decorative element in headings or captions. Because it carries no fixed emotional meaning, its sense depends heavily on surrounding text, so interpretation can vary.

Black medium square — Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.

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Quick facts

Quick facts

Code points
U+25FC U+FE0F
Unicode name
black medium square
Category
SymbolsGeometric
Unicode
6.0 · 2010Emoji 0.6
Keywords
blackgeometricmediumsquareemojimeaningmean

Developer

Emoji sequenceemoji presentation requested via VS16 (U+FE0F)
Unicode data
Code pointsU+25FC U+FE0F
Unicode nameblack medium square
UTF-8E2 97 BC EF B8 8F
Shortcodes
Shortcode (Discord / GitHub / Slack):black_medium_square:
HTML & CSS
HTML (hex)◼️
HTML (decimal)◼️
CSS\25FC \FE0F
Languages
JavaScript\u{25FC}\u{FE0F}
Python\u25FC\uFE0F
Perl\x{25FC}\x{FE0F}
PHP / Ruby\u{25FC}\u{FE0F}
Encodings
Punycodexn--g3h4410f
URL escape code%E2%97%BC%EF%B8%8F

Frequently asked

What does ◼️ black medium square mean?

A solid black square, one of several square shapes used as geometric symbols. In conversation it commonly serves as a bullet point, list marker, or visual divider in text. It can also stand in for a blank or missing item, a checkbox that is filled or selected, or a stop button in media contexts. Some people use it as a minimalist decorative element in headings or captions. Because it carries no fixed emotional meaning, its sense depends heavily on surrounding text, so interpretation can vary.

What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for ◼️ black medium square?

U+25FC U+FE0F (Unicode 6.0, 2010) · :black_medium_square:

Which emojis are related to ◼️ black medium square?

🔴 red circle, 🟠 orange circle, 🟡 yellow circle, 🟢 green circle, 🔵 blue circle, 🟣 purple circle, 🟤 brown circle, ⚫ black circle