U+25A0 · Geometric Shapes

Black Square ■

The black square is a solid filled square used as a bullet point, a status marker or a simple shape in text. It appears in lists, forms, legends and ratings, and designers use it as a minimal graphic element when an image would be overkill.

WindowsAlt 254

UnicodeU+25A0

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■U+25A0

Character codes

Unicode code point	`U+25A0`
Decimal	`9632`
HTML (hex)	`■`
HTML (decimal)	`■`
CSS	`\25A0`
JavaScript	`\u25A0`
Python	`\u25A0`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 96 A0`
UTF-16	`25A0`
URL-encoded	`%E2%96%A0`

Character details

Official name	BLACK SQUARE
Unicode block	Geometric Shapes
General category	Other Symbol (So)
SymbolHero category	Geometric Shapes
Emoji	No

How to type ■

Windows

Hold Alt and type 254 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 254 uses the code page 437.
In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 25A0 then press Alt + X.
Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “black square”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “black square”, and double-click the result.
With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 25A0.

iPhone & Android

Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “black square” or enter U+25A0.
HTML: ■
Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9632)

Examples

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Good to know

Don’t mix it up: It resembles ◼ (U+25FC, BLACK MEDIUM SQUARE) and the emoji ⬛ (U+2B1B), which render larger and may appear as color emoji.

Tip: On Windows, hold Alt and type 254 on the numeric keypad.

Display: the character itself is always the same code point, but its shape comes from the font on the device showing it. If you see an empty box, the font lacks this glyph—the text is still correct.