Black medium square Emoji

Symbols

A solid, bold black square of medium size. It stands out clearly against text as a sharp, dark geometric block.

Usage Context

This shape is frequently used as a bullet point for lists, a way to censor or hide text, or a stand-in for a blank space in a grid. It pairs well with other shapes like the white square ◻ or the larger black square ⬛ to build custom visual dividers or progress trackers in chat.

History

Added in Unicode 5.1 in 2008, this shape was standardized to bring geometric consistency to digital messaging. Its roots trace back to early typewriter symbols and legacy character sets used in computing to create basic charts and borders before high-resolution displays were the standard.

Details

Glyph

◼

Unicode

U+25FC

Shortcode

:emoji_u25fc:

HTML Entity

◼

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Symbols

Subcategory geometric

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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