U+2B1C "⬜" White Large Square Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⬜
U+2B1C "⬜" White Large Square is a graphical symbol within the Unicode standard representing an empty, solidly filled white square, which is part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block. This character is often used in digital text to represent a blank checkbox, a neutral or unselected option, or to serve as a visual placeholder in bulleted lists and user interfaces. Its design is a simple square with uniform borders, and it pairs conceptually with the Black Large Square (U+2B1B) for tasks involving binary selection or visual contrast.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B1C |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | White Large 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 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B1C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B1C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b1c |