▧
Geometric Shape 8
- Unicode
- U+25A7
- Category
- Geometric
- HTML Entity
- ▧
- CSS
- \25A7
The ▧ symbol, officially known as the Square With Upper Left To Lower Right Fill, is a geometric shape featuring diagonal shading. Part of the Geometric Shapes Unicode block, it is frequently used in digital design, technical charts, and graphs to denote textured or shaded data areas. You will also spot it acting as a stylized bullet point or an interface placeholder for patterned graphics.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9639
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "square with upper left to lower right fill"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 25A7
- HTML
- ▧ or ▧
In Programming
In programming, this symbol is sometimes utilized in text-based user interfaces (TUIs) and terminal applications to render textured backgrounds, map grids, or shaded progress bars.
Tags
ASCII diagonal lines
chart texture symbol
diagonal fill pattern
diagonal hatching square
diagonal lines square
fill
geometric
hatched
interface placeholder
pattern
technical chart shading
unicode diagonal square
upper-left to lower-right diagonal