Small Empty Square symbol
Type :small_empty_square: · Shapes & stars
Unicode name White Small Square · Geometric Shapes block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ▫ is for
The small hollow square, quiet enough to sit inside a line of text as a separator or a minor marker.
How to type ▫
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:small_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 25AB with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 25AB then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:small_empty_square: On the web
HTML ▫
Unicode U+25AB
JavaScript '\u{25AB}'
CSS "\25AB"
Python '\u25AB'
URL %E2%96%AB
More from shapes & stars
:bullseye_symbol: ◆ :filled_diamond: ◇ :empty_diamond: ■ :filled_square: □ :empty_square: ▪ :small_filled_square: ▲ :up_triangle: △ :up_triangle_outline: ▼ :down_triangle: ▶ :play_right_triangle: ◀ :left_triangle: ♠ :spade: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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