U+25A1 · Geometric Shapes

White Square □

The white square is an outlined, empty square. It is commonly used as a blank checkbox in plain-text lists and printed forms, as an empty bullet, or as an unfilled marker in ratings and legends next to the black square. It also works as a placeholder for a missing value in puzzles and math exercises.

UnicodeU+25A1

HTML&squ;

□U+25A1

Character codes

Unicode code point	`U+25A1`
Decimal	`9633`
HTML named entity	`&squ;`
HTML (hex)	`□`
HTML (decimal)	`□`
CSS	`\25A1`
JavaScript	`\u25A1`
Python	`\u25A1`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 96 A1`
UTF-16	`25A1`
URL-encoded	`%E2%96%A1`

Character details

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

How to type □

Windows

In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 25A1 then press Alt + X.
Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “white square”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “white square”, and double-click the result.
With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 25A1.

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” or enter U+25A1.
HTML: &squ; or □
Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9633)

Examples

□ Passport □ Tickets □ Charger
Rating: ■■■□□
□ Yes □ No

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: It looks like ☐ (U+2610, BALLOT BOX), which is intended specifically as a checkbox and pairs with ☑ and ☒.

Tip: The HTML named entity &squ; outputs this character.

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.