U+22A0 "⊠" Squared Times Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⊠
U+22A0 "⊠" Squared Times is a mathematical symbol that represents a square with a multiplication sign, or cross, inside it, and is typically used in advanced mathematical contexts such as linear algebra or logic. In linear algebra, this symbol can denote a specific type of matrix operation, such as the box product or sometimes a variant of the tensor product or a binary operation on algebras, while in logical systems it may represent a multiplicative connective or a conjunction within a square operator framework. Its design clearly distinguishes it from the similar looking U+229F "⊟" Squared Minus.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+22A0 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Squared Times |
| Block | Mathematical Operators |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⊠ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⊠ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x8A 0xA0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x22A0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000022A0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u22a0 |
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 | Alphabetic |
| Script | Common |
| Script Extensions | Common |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Math | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |