U+25EB "◫" White Square with Vertical Bisecting Line Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+25EB "◫" White Square with Vertical Bisecting Line is a geometric symbol that depicts a hollow square divided exactly in half by a single vertical line running through its center from top to bottom. As part of the Miscellaneous Symbols block, this glyph is often used in technical documentation, diagram annotations, or user interface designs where it represents concepts such as a split container, a partition, or a state of division between two equal halves. Its clean, minimalist form makes it suitable for use in flowcharts, floor plans, or as a visual marker in typography, where it can stand for a specific function or a visual separator without adding visual clutter.

General Properties

Code Point U+25EB
Version Added 1.1
Name White Square with Vertical Bisecting Line
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 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding 0x25EB
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000025EB
C/C++/Java Escape \u25eb

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