U+25FC

Black medium square◼

Black medium square 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+25FC
Decimal
9724
Hex
0x25FC
Octal
0o22774

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25FC
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK MEDIUM SQUARE
DecimalBase 109724
HexadecimalBase 160x25FC
OctalBase 80o22774
BinaryBase 20010010111111100
General categorySymbol, mathSm
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: "…"\25FC
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%97%BC

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u25FC
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25FC
Python\u25FC
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25FC

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 97 BC
UTF-16 (BE)25FC
UTF-32 (BE)000025FC

How to type Black medium square

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25fc, 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, \25FC in CSS, and \u25FC in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK MEDIUM SQUARE
Block
Geometric Shapes (U+25A0–U+25FF)
General category
Sm — Symbol, math

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 medium 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 Black medium square?

Black medium square is U+25FC (decimal 9724, hexadecimal 0x25FC, octal 0o22774). 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 medium square?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "BLACK MEDIUM SQUARE". Its General_Category is Sm (Symbol, math).

What is the HTML code for Black medium square?

Use ◼ or ◼. In CSS, use content: "\25FC".

How do I type Black medium square in code?

JavaScript: "\u25FC". Python: "\u25FC". JSON and Java: "\u25FC". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 97 BC.

Is Black medium square an emoji?

No. Black medium 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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