U+25CA "◊" Lozenge Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
◊
U+25CA "◊" Lozenge is a geometric shape resembling a rotated square or a diamond, typically defined by four equal sides and acute and obtuse angles rather than right angles. It is commonly used in typography and design for decorative purposes, as a bullet point alternative in lists, or to denote a missing or unspecified element in mathematical or logical notation. In various contexts, the lozenge also appears in heraldic designs, board games like Mahjong, and as a symbol for a pastille or mint in pharmaceutical or confectionery branding.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+25CA |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Lozenge |
| 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 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x25CA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000025CA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u25ca |
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 |