U+25AF "▯" White Vertical Rectangle Unicode Character

U+25AF "▯" White Vertical Rectangle is a graphical symbol that represents an empty or unfilled rectangular shape oriented vertically, commonly used in typography, user interface design, and text-based diagrams to denote an open area, a placeholder, or a missing element. It belongs to the Geometric Shapes Unicode block and is often employed in character-based graphics or as a visual marker in checklists, forms, or technical documentation where a simple vertical outline is needed. Unlike filled or horizontal counterparts, this character provides a clean, hollow frame that can be combined with other symbols for layout purposes or to indicate an unselected state in digital interfaces.

General Properties

Code Point	U+25AF
Version Added	1.1
Name	White Vertical Rectangle
Block	Geometric Shapes
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	▯
HTML Hex Encoding	▯
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x96 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding	0x25AF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000025AF
C/C++/Java Escape	\u25af

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
Other Math	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other