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U+25AF · Geometric Shapes

White Vertical Rectangle ▯

White Vertical Rectangle is the Unicode character U+25AF (official name “WHITE VERTICAL RECTANGLE”) 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+25AF
HTML▯
▯U+25AF

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+25AF
Decimal9647
HTML (hex)▯
HTML (decimal)▯
CSS\25AF
JavaScript\u25AF
Python\u25AF
UTF-8 bytesE2 96 AF
UTF-1625AF
URL-encoded%E2%96%AF

Character details

Official nameWHITE VERTICAL RECTANGLE
Unicode blockGeometric Shapes
General categoryOther Symbol (So)
SymbolHero categoryGeometric Shapes
EmojiNo

How to type ▯

Windows

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

Mac

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

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 vertical rectangle” or enter U+25AF.
  • HTML: ▯
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9647)

Similar geometric shapes

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Square with Upper Left to Lower Right Fill
Square with Upper Right to Lower Left Fill
Square with Diagonal Crosshatch Fill
Black Small Square Emoji
White Small Square Emoji
Black Rectangle
White Rectangle
Black Vertical Rectangle
Black Parallelogram
White Parallelogram
White Up-Pointing Triangle
Black Up-Pointing Small Triangle
White Up-Pointing Small Triangle
Black Right-Pointing Small Triangle
White Right-Pointing Small Triangle
Black Right-Pointing Pointer
White Right-Pointing Pointer
Black Down-Pointing Triangle
White Down-Pointing Triangle
Black Down-Pointing Small Triangle

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Questions

What is the Unicode for ▯?

It is U+25AF (WHITE VERTICAL RECTANGLE), decimal 9647.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 25AF 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 vertical rectangle”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

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