U+2BC0 "⯀" Black Square Centred Unicode Character

U+2BC0 "⯀" Black Square Centred is a typographic symbol that depicts a solid black square positioned in the center of its character cell, distinguishing it from other square-like characters that may be aligned differently or used for specific purposes such as block elements or geometric shapes. It is part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block and is often employed in computing, mathematics, or design contexts where a centered, filled square notation is required, such as in diagramming, user interface elements, or as a placeholder marker.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2BC0
Version Added	7.0
Name	Black Square Centred
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 0xAF 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2BC0
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002BC0
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2bc0

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