U+2B12 "⬒" Square with Top Half Black Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⬒
U+2B12 "⬒" Square with Top Half Black is a geometric symbol consisting of a square outline where the upper half is filled in solid black and the lower half remains empty or white. This character belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block and is used primarily in text formatting, design elements, or diagrammatic representations to indicate a partial fill or a dichotomous state within a confined space. Its visual simplicity allows it to serve as a clarifying glyph in contexts where shading conveys a specific status, such as in progress bars, data squares, or interface components, without requiring an image file.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B12 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Square with Top Half Black |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⬒ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⬒ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAC 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B12 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B12 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b12 |
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 |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |