Black medium-small square emoji ◾
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+25FE
What ◾ means
The keywords Unicode lists for ◾ are black, geometric, medium-small, square. They show what people use it for.
Search for black or geometric on your emoji keyboard and ◾ is among the results.
You will find ◾ among the shapes (34 emoji), part of symbols with 224 emoji in all. Its neighbours include ◽ ▪️ ▫️ 🔶.
Will ◾ show on my friend's phone?
One of the first emoji ever: ◾ is part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, the set that started on Japanese phones. It shows everywhere.
How to type ◾
Search for black in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ◾.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type black medium-small square.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type black medium-small square in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type black medium-small square.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, ◾ is one code point (U+25FE), 3 bytes in UTF-8 and 1 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+25FE | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ◾ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ◾ | |
| CSS | content: "\25FE"; | |
| JavaScript | \u25FE | |
| URL | %E2%97%BE | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 97 BE |
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 medium-small square |
| Português | quadrado preto médio menor |
| Español | cuadrado negro mediano-pequeño |
| Italiano | quadrato nero medio-piccolo |
| Français | carré petit moyen noir |
| Deutsch | mittelkleines schwarzes Quadrat |
| Türkçe | küçük-orta siyah kare |
| Bahasa Indonesia | persegi kecil medium hitam |
| Polski | mały/średni czarny kwadrat |
| Русский | небольшой черный квадрат |
| 日本語 | 黒四角中 |
| 한국어 | 중각 작은 검은색 사각형 |
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All symbols emoji →Questions people ask
What does the black medium-small square emoji mean?
Unicode calls ◾ "black medium-small square" and links it with black, geometric, medium-small, square. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the shapes subgroup of symbols.
When was the black medium-small 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 medium-small square emoji?
Search for black in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ◾.