White large square emoji ⬜
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+2B1C
What ⬜ means
In Unicode's CLDR data, White large square ⬜ is tagged with these keywords: geometric, large, square, white.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing geometric or large in the emoji search brings up ⬜.
White large square ⬜ is one of 34 emoji in the shapes subgroup of symbols (224 emoji), next to ◼️ ◻️ ◾ ◽.
Will ⬜ show on my friend's phone?
⬜ is one of the original emoji: it comes from the Japanese phone sets and is listed in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Every phone, computer and app shows it.
How to type ⬜
Any emoji picker finds ⬜ when you search for white large square.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type white large square.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type white large square in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type white large square.
Codes for developers
White large square ⬜ is a single code point, U+2B1C. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes, and in JavaScript its string length is 1.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+2B1C | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ⬜ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⬜ | |
| CSS | content: "\2B1C"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2B1C | |
| URL | %E2%AC%9C | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 AC 9C |
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 | white large square |
| Português | quadrado branco grande |
| Español | cuadrado blanco grande |
| Italiano | quadrato bianco grande |
| Français | grand carré blanc |
| Deutsch | großes weißes Quadrat |
| Türkçe | büyük beyaz kare |
| Bahasa Indonesia | persegi besar putih |
| Polski | duży biały kwadrat |
| Русский | большой белый квадрат |
| 日本語 | 白四角特大 |
| 한국어 | 큰 흰색 사각형 |
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All symbols emoji →Questions people ask
What does the white large square emoji mean?
Unicode calls ⬜ "white large square" and links it with geometric, large, square, white. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the shapes subgroup of symbols.
When was the white 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 white large square emoji?
Any emoji picker finds ⬜ when you search for white large square.