U+2B21 "⬡" White Hexagon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2B21 "⬡" White Hexagon is a typographic symbol that depicts a regular six sided polygon with a hollow interior, classified under the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block. It is often used in digital contexts for geometric designs, diagrams, board games, or as a visual placeholder in user interfaces and coding documentation. The glyph's simple and symmetrical shape makes it suitable for representing hexagonal grids or tiles in applications related to mathematics, mapping, or gaming.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B21 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | White Hexagon |
| 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 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B21 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B21 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b21 |
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 |