Black small square Emoji
Symbols
A compact, solid black square that serves as a geometric point. It is smaller than the standard full-width square and functions as a distinct marker for bullet points or emphasis.
Usage Context
Widely used to create organized lists or to highlight specific lines of text within a message. It provides a clean, punchy break between thoughts, acting as a visual anchor that stands out more than a traditional round bullet point. It is often swapped with ▫ for contrast or • for standard list formatting.
History
Adopted into the Unicode standard in 1993, this shape originated from early computer typesetting and character sets like Wingdings. It was designed to maintain legibility on low-resolution monochrome screens where intricate icons would fail to render clearly.
Details
Glyph
▪
Unicode
U+25AA
Shortcode
:emoji_u25aa:
HTML Entity
▪
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Symbols
Subcategory geometric
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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