Black Small Square
Block: Geometric Shapes
- Symbol
- ▪
- Unicode
U+25AA- Unicode name
- BLACK SMALL SQUARE
- Block
- Geometric Shapes
- Category
- Symbol, Other
- Type
- Emoji character
Black Small Square (▪) is encoded as U+25AA and has the formal Unicode name BLACK SMALL SQUARE. Unicode classifies it as Symbol, Other in the Geometric Shapes block. Its name places it in the emoji pictograph family, which gives the page a narrower identity than the glyph alone. The code point is the stable identifier when fonts, copy-and-paste, or surrounding context make the glyph ambiguous.
Rendering Can Change Without Changing U+25AA
Unicode defines the encoded identity U+25AA, while the visible shape is produced by a font, emoji set, and shaping engine. Emoji platforms can redraw the same encoded character or sequence with different artwork, proportions, and color.
For identification, compare code points and sequence structure rather than expecting pixel-for-pixel consistency. Rendering can change while the underlying Unicode record stays the same.
If this is not the character you meant, use what does ▪ mean? to identify the mark from pasted text, Unicode, or its visual shape.
Digital Representations of U+25AA
U+25AA = decimal 9642 = HTML ▪ / ▪. A Unicode escape-style form is u25AA. Its UTF-8 bytes are E2 96 AA.
Use these identifiers in markup, source code, exports, or character diagnostics when the glyph alone is not enough.