U+25FC "◼" Black Medium Square Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+25FC "◼" Black Medium Square is a graphic symbol that represents a solid, filled square of medium size, distinct from both the smaller U+25AA Black Small Square and the larger U+2B1B Black Large Square. It is part of the Geometric Shapes block in Unicode, used primarily in text and digital interfaces for decorative purposes, list markers, UI elements, and in technical documentation to denote a filled area or a binary state. Its standardized appearance ensures consistent rendering across different platforms, though exact proportions and weight may vary slightly between fonts and operating systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+25FC
Version Added 3.2
Name Black Medium Square
Block Geometric Shapes
General Category Math Symbol
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ◼
HTML Hex Encoding ◼
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE2 0x97 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding 0x25FC
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000025FC
C/C++/Java Escape \u25fc

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
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break Other
Emoji Yes
Extended Pictographic Yes