U+25A6 "" Square with Orthogonal Crosshatch Fill Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans CJK Source: Browser Default

U+25A6 "" Square with Orthogonal Crosshatch Fill is a geometric symbol representing a square whose interior is filled with a grid of perpendicular lines, creating a pattern of small squares or a crosshatch texture. Belonging to the Geometric Shapes block, this character is typically used in technical drawings, diagrams, maps, and typographic contexts to indicate a shaded or filled area, or to serve as a placeholder in visual layouts. It is not an emoji and generally appears as a uniform, lined pattern across different fonts and platforms.

General Properties

Code Point
U+25A6
Name
Square with Orthogonal Crosshatch Fill

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x96 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding
0x25A6
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000025A6
C/C++/Java Escape
\u25a6