U+25C8

White diamond with black◈

White diamond with black 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+25C8
Decimal
9672
Hex
0x25C8
Octal
0o22710

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25C8
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0WHITE DIAMOND CONTAINING BLACK SMALL DIAMOND
DecimalBase 109672
HexadecimalBase 160x25C8
OctalBase 80o22710
BinaryBase 20010010111001000
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: "…"\25C8
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%97%88

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u25C8
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25C8
Python\u25C8
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25C8

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 97 88
UTF-16 (BE)25C8
UTF-32 (BE)000025C8

How to type White diamond with black

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +25C8 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 25C8 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 25C8. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "White diamond with black".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25c8, 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, \25C8 in CSS, and \u25C8 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
WHITE DIAMOND CONTAINING BLACK SMALL 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 White diamond with black 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 White diamond with black?

White diamond with black is U+25C8 (decimal 9672, hexadecimal 0x25C8, octal 0o22710). 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 White diamond with black?

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

What is the HTML code for White diamond with black?

Use ◈ or ◈. In CSS, use content: "\25C8".

How do I type White diamond with black in code?

JavaScript: "\u25C8". Python: "\u25C8". JSON and Java: "\u25C8". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 97 88.

Is White diamond with black an emoji?

No. White diamond with black 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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