U+1F7D8 "🟘" Negative Circled Square Unicode Character

U+1F7D8 "🟘" Negative Circled Square is a geometric symbol encoded in the Geometric Shapes Extended block, depicting a solid black square enclosed within a circular outline. It was introduced in Unicode version 7.0 in 2014 and is distinct from other negative squared or circled forms due to its inverted color scheme, where the interior is filled and the surrounding circle remains empty. This character is primarily used as a typographic or decorative element in digital text, often serving as a map symbol, a placeholder in diagrams, or part of an abstract visual design, and it can also function in non-verbal communication to convey contrast or enclosure.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F7D8
Version Added	11.0
Name	Negative Circled Square
Block	Geometric Shapes Extended
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	🟘
HTML Hex Encoding	🟘
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9F 0x9F 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83D 0xDFD8
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F7D8
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83d\udfd8

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ideographic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other