U+2B1A "⬚" Dotted Square Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⬚
U+2B1A "⬚" Dotted Square is a typographic symbol classified under the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, representing an empty or unfilled square composed of a dashed or dotted outline rather than a solid line. It is commonly used in text-based interfaces, mathematical notation, and form design to indicate a placeholder, a missing value, or a space to be filled, often as a visual cue in educational materials or digital checklists. The character's open, dotted structure distinguishes it from a solid square like U+25A0, and it is supported in most modern fonts and systems for general text display.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B1A |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Dotted Square |
| 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 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B1A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B1A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b1a |
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 |