U+25B1 "▱" White Parallelogram Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+25B1 "▱" White Parallelogram is a geometric symbol depicting the outline of a parallelogram with equal-length opposite sides and equal opposite angles, drawn in white or empty form as opposed to a filled shape. It is part of the Geometric Shapes block in Unicode and is used in technical contexts such as mathematics, geometry, or diagrams to represent the concept of a parallelogram without interior shading, often for labeling or indicating a specific shape in a figure. Its appearance can vary slightly depending on the font but consistently maintains the characteristic slanted rectangular form.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+25B1 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | White Parallelogram |
| 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 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x25B1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000025B1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u25b1 |
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 |