U+25A3 "" White Square Containing Black Small Square Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+25A3 "" White Square Containing Black Small Square is a geometric symbol that features a large white square framing a smaller black square at its center, creating a distinct nested or target-like appearance. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Dingbats block, where it is often used in visual design, user interfaces, or diagrammatic contexts to denote containment, validation, or a state of being selected or filled. Unlike simpler square symbols, this character combines both outline and fill elements in a single glyph, making it useful for representing a checkbox that is partially or fully completed.

General Properties

Code Point
U+25A3
Name
White Square Containing Black Small Square

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x96 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding
0x25A3
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000025A3
C/C++/Java Escape
\u25a3