U+25C6

Black diamond◆

Black diamond 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+25C6
Decimal
9670
Hex
0x25C6
Octal
0o22706

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25C6
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK DIAMOND
DecimalBase 109670
HexadecimalBase 160x25C6
OctalBase 80o22706
BinaryBase 20010010111000110
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: "…"\25C6
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%97%86

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u25C6
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25C6
Python\u25C6
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25C6

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 97 86
UTF-16 (BE)25C6
UTF-32 (BE)000025C6

How to type Black diamond

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +25C6 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 25C6 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 25C6. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Black diamond".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25c6, 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, \25C6 in CSS, and \u25C6 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK DIAMOND
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 diamond 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 diamond?

Black diamond is U+25C6 (decimal 9670, hexadecimal 0x25C6, octal 0o22706). 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 diamond?

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

What is the HTML code for Black diamond?

Use ◆ or ◆. In CSS, use content: "\25C6".

How do I type Black diamond in code?

JavaScript: "\u25C6". Python: "\u25C6". JSON and Java: "\u25C6". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 97 86.

Is Black diamond an emoji?

No. Black diamond 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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