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 Microsoft

Category Symbols

Subcategory geometric

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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