▥
Geometric Shape 6
- Unicode
- U+25A5
- Category
- Geometric
- HTML Entity
- ▥
- CSS
- \25A5
The ▥ (Square with Orthogonal Crosshatch Fill) symbol is a geometric character featuring a grid-like pattern of intersecting vertical and horizontal lines inside a box. Originally added to Unicode for compatibility with legacy graphic character sets, it frequently appears in digital cartography to denote shaded areas, in architectural drafting, or as a textured bullet point in typography.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9638
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "square with orthogonal"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U 25A6 Space
- HTML
- ▦
In Programming
In UI design and front-end development, this symbol is occasionally used as a lightweight text icon to represent grid layouts, table toggles, or wireframe views.
Tags
ASCII shading
architectural hatching
cartography shading symbol
fill
geometric
grid fill square
hatched
map texture pattern
orthogonal crosshatch
pattern
unicode pattern square
vertical horizontal lines square
vertical lines square