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U+25A3 · Geometric Shapes

White Square Containing Black Small Square ▣

White Square Containing Black Small Square is the Unicode character U+25A3 (official name “WHITE SQUARE CONTAINING BLACK SMALL SQUARE”) from the Geometric Shapes block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s geometric shapes collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+25A3
HTML▣
▣U+25A3

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+25A3
Decimal9635
HTML (hex)▣
HTML (decimal)▣
CSS\25A3
JavaScript\u25A3
Python\u25A3
UTF-8 bytesE2 96 A3
UTF-1625A3
URL-encoded%E2%96%A3

Character details

Official nameWHITE SQUARE CONTAINING BLACK SMALL SQUARE
Unicode blockGeometric Shapes
General categoryOther Symbol (So)
SymbolHero categoryGeometric Shapes
EmojiNo

How to type ▣

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 25A3 then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “white square containing black small square”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “white square containing black small square”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 25A3.

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 “white square containing black small square” or enter U+25A3.
  • HTML: ▣
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9635)

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Black Vertical Rectangle
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Questions

What is the Unicode for ▣?

It is U+25A3 (WHITE SQUARE CONTAINING BLACK SMALL SQUARE), decimal 9635.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 25A3 then Alt+X, or copy it from this page.

How do I type it on a Mac?

There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “white square containing black small square”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the numeric reference ▣ (or ▣). There is no named entity.