White large square Emoji

Symbols

A large, bold square filled with a solid white color. It appears as a geometric shape with sharp, distinct corners that stands out clearly against dark backgrounds.

Usage Context

Used frequently as a placeholder in digital layouts, to create white space in text-based designs, or to denote an unchecked box in a makeshift to-do list. It is often paired with ⬛ to build contrast, create patterns, or indicate a binary choice between active and inactive states.

History

This shape was added to the Unicode standard in 2009 as part of a push to include basic geometric primitives that could function as building blocks for screen layouts, long before complex custom interface elements became the industry standard.

Details

Glyph

⬜

Unicode

U+2B1C

Shortcode

:emoji_u2b1c:

HTML Entity

⬜

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Symbols

Subcategory geometric

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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