U+2B16 "⬖" Diamond with Left Half Black Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⬖
U+2B16 "⬖" Diamond with Left Half Black is a geometric symbol that depicts a diamond shape where the left half is filled with a solid black color and the right half remains hollow or outlined. This character belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, which contains a variety of shapes, arrows, and pictographic signs used in typography, user interface design, and mathematical notation. Its design allows it to function as a visual indicator of partial completeness, directional asymmetry, or binary states, such as on/off or left/right distinctions, in diagrams, maps, or digital displays.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B16 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Diamond with Left 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 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B16 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B16 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b16 |
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 |