Small black square (▪)
U+25AA · BLACK SMALL SQUARE · 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
25AA Alt+X
Type 25AA 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 and type “small black square” to find ▪.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “small black square” and click ▪ to insert it.
iPhone
Emoji keyboard
Open the emoji keyboard, tap the search field and type “small black square” to find ▪.
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 ;smallsquar.
- Now type ;smallsquar 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 ;smallsquar.
- Type ;smallsquar in any app and tap ▪ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 25aa Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25aa and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ▪ means and how it is used
Small black square (▪) is the Unicode character U+25AA, officially called BLACK SMALL SQUARE. 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: black, geometric, small, square.
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: "\25AA"; | |
| JavaScript | \u25AA | |
| URL | %E2%96%AA | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 96 AA | |
| Unicode | U+25AA |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
▪ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows 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.
- ▪Small black squareU+25AA · BLACK SMALL SQUARE
- End proofU+220E · END OF PROOF · Mathematical Operators
- Full blockU+2588 · FULL BLOCK · Block Elements
- Black square symbolU+25A0 · BLACK SQUARE · Geometric Shapes
- ￭U+FFED · Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
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 | Small black square |
| Português | Quadradinho preto |
| Español | Cuadrado pequeño negro |
| Italiano | Quadratino nero |
| Français | Petit carré noir |
| Deutsch | Kleines schwarzes Quadrat |
| Türkçe | Küçük siyah kare |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Kotak kecil hitam |
| Polski | Mały czarny kwadrat |
| Русский | Маленький чёрный квадрат |
| 日本語 | 小さな黒四角 |
| 한국어 | 작은 검은 네모 |
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 25AA and press Alt+X.
What is the difference between ▪ and ∎?
▪ is the small black square (U+25AA). ∎ is a different character: end proof (U+220E, Mathematical Operators 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 ;smallsquar.
What is the HTML code for the small black square?
Use the entity ▪ or the numeric code ▪ (hex ▪). In CSS write \25AA, in JavaScript \u25AA.
Will ▪ show on every phone?
▪ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.