Black medium-small square Emoji

Symbols

A solid black square of medium-small size. Its sharp edges and dark fill make it stand out against standard text, acting as a bold bullet point or a structural separator.

Usage Context

Frequently used to build custom lists, organize information in social media posts, or create visual borders between sections of text. It is often grouped with ▪️ or ◼️ to contrast different levels of emphasis or to create a structured grid effect.

History

This shape was added to Unicode 5.1 in 2008 as part of an expansion to include various geometric icons. These icons were adapted from early digital font sets designed to assist with formatting in layout software and primitive mobile messaging applications.

Details

Glyph

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Unicode

U+25FE

Shortcode

:emoji_u25fe:

HTML Entity

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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Symbols

Subcategory geometric

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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