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 Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory geometric

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

Apache 2.0 SIL OFL 1.1 Noto Repository