▩
Geometric Shape 10
- Unicode
- U+25A9
- Category
- Geometric
- HTML Entity
- ▩
- CSS
- \25A9
The ▩ symbol, officially known as the Square With Diagonal Crosshatch Fill, is part of the Geometric Shapes Unicode block. Originally included for legacy computing systems to represent shaded textures or gradients in text-based graphical interfaces, it acts as a visual building block. Today, it is commonly used as a unique decorative bullet point in typography or to depict hatched areas in ASCII-style diagrams and digital map legends.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9641
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "diagonal crosshatch"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 25A9
- HTML
- ▩ or ▩
In Programming
Frequently used in command-line interfaces (CLIs), text-based game development, and ASCII art to represent textured blocks, walls, or shaded zones.
Tags
ascii art
crosshatch pattern
decorative bullet
diagonal crosshatch
diagonal lines
fill
geometric
hatched
legacy computing
map legend
pattern
shading
text art
texture fill