Lozenge (◊)
U+25CA · LOZENGE · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ◊
Windows
No Alt code
◊ is not in the Windows code pages 1252 or 437, so it has no Alt code. Use one of the methods below or copy it from this page.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
25CA Alt+X
Type 25CA and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ◊. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ◊.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Keyboard shortcut (U.S. layout)
⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+V
Press ⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+V to type ◊. This is on the standard U.S. and U.S. English Mac layouts.
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “lozenge” and click ◊ to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ◊ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ◊ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ◊ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;lozenge.
- Now type ;lozenge anywhere: the keyboard suggests ◊.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ◊:
- Copy ◊ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ◊ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;lozenge.
- Type ;lozenge in any app and tap ◊ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 25ca Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25ca and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ◊ means and how it is used
Lozenge (◊) is the Unicode character U+25CA, officially called LOZENGE. It is in the Geometric Shapes block and has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).
People also call it or search for it as: diamond, rhombus.
On this site it is part of the shapes (136 symbols), next to ● ○ ■ □ ▲.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Tap Copy next to the code you need.
| HTML entity | ◊ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML decimal | ◊ | |
| HTML hex | ◊ | |
| CSS | content: "\25CA"; | |
| JavaScript | \u25CA | |
| URL | %E2%97%8A | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 97 8A | |
| Unicode | U+25CA |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
Very likely yes: ◊ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.
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Don't confuse ◊ with
These look alike but are different characters. Search, sorting and screen readers treat them differently, so copy the one you mean.
- ◊LozengeU+25CA · LOZENGE
- ᛜU+16DC · Runic
- White diamond symbolU+25C7 · WHITE DIAMOND · Geometric Shapes
- White diamond suitU+2662 · WHITE DIAMOND SUIT · Miscellaneous Symbols
- ⋄U+22C4 · Mathematical Operators
- 𐊔U+10294 · Lycian
- 𑢷U+118B7 · Warang Citi
Names in other languages
What ◊ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | Lozenge |
| Português | Losango |
| Español | Rombo (losange) |
| Italiano | Losanga |
| Français | Losange |
| Deutsch | Raute (Lozenge) |
| Türkçe | Eşkenar dörtgen |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Belah ketupat |
| Polski | Romb |
| Русский | Ромб |
| 日本語 | ひし形 |
| 한국어 | 마름모 |
Related symbols
All Shapes →Questions people ask
How do I type ◊ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ◊ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 25CA and press Alt+X. On a Mac press ⌥ Option+⇧ Shift+V.
What is the difference between ◊ and ᛜ?
◊ is the lozenge (U+25CA). ᛜ is a different character: ᛜ (U+16DC, Runic block). They can look alike, but computers treat them as different letters, so a search for one will not find the other.
How do I type ◊ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ◊. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;lozenge.
What is the HTML code for the lozenge?
Use the entity ◊ or the numeric code ◊ (hex ◊). In CSS write \25CA, in JavaScript \u25CA.
Will ◊ show on every phone?
Very likely yes: ◊ dates from Unicode 1.1 (1993), so every current system has a font for it.