U+25AE

Black vertical rectangle▮

Black vertical rectangle is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Geometric Shapes block, listed here under Shapes. 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+25AE
Decimal
9646
Hex
0x25AE
Octal
0o22656

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25AE
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK VERTICAL RECTANGLE
DecimalBase 109646
HexadecimalBase 160x25AE
OctalBase 80o22656
BinaryBase 20010010110101110
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: "…"\25AE
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%96%AE

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u25AE
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25AE
Python\u25AE
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25AE

Byte encodings

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

How to type Black vertical rectangle

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 25AE. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Black vertical rectangle".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25ae, 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, \25AE in CSS, and \u25AE in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK VERTICAL RECTANGLE
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 Black vertical rectangle 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 Black vertical rectangle?

Black vertical rectangle is U+25AE (decimal 9646, hexadecimal 0x25AE, octal 0o22656). 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 Black vertical rectangle?

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

What is the HTML code for Black vertical rectangle?

Use ▮ or ▮. In CSS, use content: "\25AE".

How do I type Black vertical rectangle in code?

JavaScript: "\u25AE". Python: "\u25AE". JSON and Java: "\u25AE". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 96 AE.

Is Black vertical rectangle an emoji?

No. Black vertical rectangle 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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