U+2BBA "⮺" Overlapping White Squares Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⮺
U+2BBA "⮺" Overlapping White Squares is a graphical symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, representing two white squares arranged to overlap partially, typically with one square shifted slightly to the right or downward to create a layered, intersecting shape. Its design suggests notions of layering, intersection, or stacking, though it does not have a widely standardized semantic meaning beyond its visual form. Often used in diagramming, user interface design, or abstract notation, this character serves as a compact, typographic way to convey concepts of combination, overlay, or spatial relationship between identical elements.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2BBA |
| Version Added | 11.0 |
| Name | Overlapping White Squares |
| 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 0xAE 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2BBA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002BBA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2bba |
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 |