U+25AA

Small black square▪

Small black square is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Geometric Shapes block, listed here under Shapes and Box Drawing & Blocks. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+25AA
Decimal
9642
Hex
0x25AA
Octal
0o22652

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25AA
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK SMALL SQUARE
DecimalBase 109642
HexadecimalBase 160x25AA
OctalBase 80o22652
BinaryBase 20010010110101010
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+25A0–U+25FFGeometric Shapes
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)▪
HTML entity (hex)▪
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\25AA
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%96%AA

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u25AA
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25AA
Python\u25AA
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25AA

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 96 AA
UTF-16 (BE)25AA
UTF-32 (BE)000025AA

How to type Small black square

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +25AA with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 25AA then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 25AA. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Small black square".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25aa, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ▪ in HTML, \25AA in CSS, and \u25AA in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK SMALL SQUARE
Block
Geometric Shapes (U+25A0–U+25FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Geometric Shapes block: U25A0.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Small black square symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ▪ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Small black square?

Small black square is U+25AA (decimal 9642, hexadecimal 0x25AA, octal 0o22652). It lives in the Geometric Shapes block (U+25A0–U+25FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Small black square?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "BLACK SMALL SQUARE". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Small black square?

Use ▪ or ▪. In CSS, use content: "\25AA".

How do I type Small black square in code?

JavaScript: "\u25AA". Python: "\u25AA". JSON and Java: "\u25AA". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 96 AA.

Is Small black square an emoji?

No. Small black square is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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