U+25C8 "◈" White Diamond Containing Black Small Diamond Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+25C8 "◈" White Diamond Containing Black Small Diamond is a geometric symbol composed of a large outlined white diamond shape with a smaller solid black diamond centered inside it. This character belongs to the Unicode block known as Geometric Shapes, which includes a variety of symbols used for technical documentation, graphical user interfaces, diagrams, and decorative text. It is sometimes employed as a marker or bullet point in lists, or as a visual indicator in mapping and design contexts, representing containment, hierarchy, or the relationship between two distinct elements. The character's duality of an open outer form and a solid inner form gives it a striking and balanced aesthetic, making it useful for both functional and ornamental purposes.

General Properties

Code Point U+25C8
Version Added 1.1
Name White Diamond Containing Black Small Diamond
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 0x97 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding 0x25C8
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000025C8
C/C++/Java Escape \u25c8

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 Ambiguous (Alphabetic or Ideographic)
East Asian Width Ambiguous
Script Common
Script Extensions Common
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Pattern Syntax Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other