Black square button Emoji
Symbols
A hollow, bold-lined square featuring a thick, black border. It stands out for its high contrast and rigid, blocky frame, making it look like a physical toggle or a button on a control panel.
Usage Context
This icon is frequently used to represent a stop action, a frame for text, or a way to highlight a specific item in a message. It is often paired with the solid ⬛ to signal a change in state or to create visual boundaries when organizing long lists.
History
Included in the Unicode 6.0 release in 2010, this button was designed to maintain parity with legacy Japanese mobile phone input sets. Its design stems from early screen-based control interfaces where buttons needed to be easily identifiable on low-resolution displays.
Details
Glyph
🔲
Unicode
U+1F532
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f532:
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
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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