Empty Square symbol
Type :empty_square: · Shapes & stars
What □ is for
The hollow square. As a pair with the filled one it makes a plain-text checkbox aesthetic, though the actual ballot-box characters in Marks are the better checkboxes.
How to type □
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:empty_square: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex Input
source and type 25A1
with Option held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 25A1 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:empty_square: On the web
HTML □
Unicode U+25A1
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