U+23F9 "⏹" Black Square for Stop Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+23F9 "⏹" Black Square for Stop is a standardized pictographic symbol in the Unicode standard's Miscellaneous Technical block, specifically designed to represent the "stop" function in media control interfaces such as music players, video streaming apps, and tape decks. It features a simple, solid black square, which visually contrasts with the play triangle and other transport controls, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent display across different operating systems and digital platforms, functioning as a universal icon for halting playback or recording without requiring a graphical image file.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+23F9 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Black Square for Stop |
| Block | Miscellaneous Technical |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⏹ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⏹ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x8F 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x23F9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000023F9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u23f9 |