Small Filled Square symbol
Type :small_filled_square: · Shapes & stars
Unicode name Black Small Square · Geometric Shapes block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ▪ is for
A smaller solid square that sits closer to text size, making it the better inline bullet where the full square would shout.
How to type ▪
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:small_filled_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 25AA with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 25AA then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:small_filled_square: On the web
HTML ▪
Unicode U+25AA
JavaScript '\u{25AA}'
CSS "\25AA"
Python '\u25AA'
URL %E2%96%AA
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