Black large square emoji ⬛
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+2B1B
What ⬛ means
Black large square ⬛ goes with these words in Unicode's CLDR: black, geometric, large, square.
Those words also drive emoji search: try black or geometric on your phone to find ⬛.
On the emoji keyboard, ⬛ sits with the shapes (34 emoji) inside symbols, which has 224 emoji, for example ⬜ ◼️ ◻️ ◾.
Will ⬛ show on my friend's phone?
⬛ has been around since the very first emoji set (Emoji 0.6, 2010), so every device you can think of shows it.
How to type ⬛
To find ⬛ quickly, type black large square into the emoji search.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type black large square.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type black large square in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type black large square.
Codes for developers
A character counter sees ⬛ as one code point, U+2B1B: 3 bytes in UTF-8 and a length of 1 in JavaScript.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+2B1B | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ⬛ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⬛ | |
| CSS | content: "\2B1B"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2B1B | |
| URL | %E2%AC%9B | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 AC 9B |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ⬛ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | black large square |
| Português | quadrado preto grande |
| Español | cuadrado negro grande |
| Italiano | quadrato nero grande |
| Français | grand carré noir |
| Deutsch | großes schwarzes Quadrat |
| Türkçe | büyük siyah kare |
| Bahasa Indonesia | persegi besar hitam |
| Polski | duży czarny kwadrat |
| Русский | большой черный квадрат |
| 日本語 | 黒四角特大 |
| 한국어 | 큰 검은색 사각형 |
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All symbols emoji →Questions people ask
What does the black large square emoji mean?
Unicode calls ⬛ "black large square" and links it with black, geometric, large, square. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the shapes subgroup of symbols.
When was the black large square emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the black large square emoji?
To find ⬛ quickly, type black large square into the emoji search.