▰
Geometric Shape 17
- Unicode
- U+25B0
- Category
- Geometric
- HTML Entity
- ▰
- CSS
- \25B0
The ▰ (Black Parallelogram) symbol is a solid, right-slanting geometric shape from the Unicode Geometric Shapes block. Originally added for compatibility with legacy computing systems, it frequently serves as a stylized bullet point, decorative divider, or a building block in text-based digital art. You will often see it used creatively in social media bios, digital typography, or custom progress bars to add visual flair to plain text environments.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9648
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search 'parallelogram'
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 25b0 then Space
- HTML
- ▰
In Programming
Developers use the black parallelogram in command-line applications and terminal user interfaces (TUIs) to build stylized progress bars, represent geometric data mathematically, or render ASCII graphics.
Tags
block
decorative bullet
divider
filled parallelogram
geometric
italic block
parallelogram bullet
progress bar
shape
slanted
slanted shape
social media bio
text art