U+25E7 "◧" Square with Left Half Black Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+25E7 "◧" Square with Left Half Black is a geometric symbol that depicts a perfect square whose left half is filled in solid black while the right half remains white or empty, creating a clear vertical division between the two halves. This character belongs to the Unicode block dedicated to geometric shapes and is often used in technical diagrams, interface design, or data visualization to represent a partially filled state, a toggle indicator, or a binary left right condition. Its design is simple and abstract, making it useful for conveying concepts of half completeness, directional emphasis, or contrasting areas without relying on text.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+25E7 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Square with Left Half Black |
| 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 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x25E7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000025E7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u25e7 |
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 |