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red square

A solid red square, one of several colored square symbols used as simple graphic markers

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Code points
U+1F7E5
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Meaning

A solid red square, one of several colored square symbols used as simple graphic markers. In conversation it commonly stands in for the color red itself, or serves as a bullet point, checkbox, or decorative block in lists and formatted text. It can also represent a red card in sports contexts, signaling a penalty or ejection, and is sometimes used to indicate a stop, warning, or negative status. Because it is purely a shape, its meaning depends heavily on surrounding context, so it can be ambiguous when used alone.

Red square — Approved as part of Emoji 12.0 in 2019.

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Quick facts

Quick facts

Code points
U+1F7E5
Unicode name
red square
Category
SymbolsGeometric
Unicode
12.0 · 2019Emoji 12.0
Keywords
cardpenaltyredsquareemojimeaningmean

Developer

Single code point
Unicode data
Code pointsU+1F7E5
Unicode namered square
UTF-8F0 9F 9F A5
Shortcodes
Shortcode (Discord / GitHub / Slack):red_square:
HTML & CSS
HTML (hex)🟥
HTML (decimal)🟥
CSS\1F7E5
Languages
JavaScript\u{1F7E5}
Python\U0001F7E5
Perl\x{1F7E5}
PHP / Ruby\u{1F7E5}
Encodings
Punycodexn--8g9h
URL escape code%F0%9F%9F%A5

Frequently asked

What does 🟥 red square mean?

A solid red square, one of several colored square symbols used as simple graphic markers. In conversation it commonly stands in for the color red itself, or serves as a bullet point, checkbox, or decorative block in lists and formatted text. It can also represent a red card in sports contexts, signaling a penalty or ejection, and is sometimes used to indicate a stop, warning, or negative status. Because it is purely a shape, its meaning depends heavily on surrounding context, so it can be ambiguous when used alone.

What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for 🟥 red square?

U+1F7E5 (Unicode 12.0, 2019) · :red_square:

Which emojis are related to 🟥 red square?

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