▣
Square Within Square
- Unicode
- U+25A3
- Category
- Geometric
- HTML Entity
- ▣
- CSS
- \25A3
The Square Within Square symbol (▣) is a character from the Unicode Geometric Shapes block, depicting a hollow outer square enclosing a smaller, solid inner square. Typographers and designers frequently use it as a decorative bullet point, a unique checkbox variant, or a focal design element in minimalist text layouts. In digital interfaces, it sometimes acts as a stylized stop button, a framing icon, or a selected toggle indicator.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt + 9635
- macOS
- Control + Command + Space, then search "Square Within Square"
- Linux
- Ctrl + Shift + U, then 25A3
- HTML
- ▣
In Programming
In technical documentation and UI design, this symbol is occasionally used to denote a partially selected checkbox (indeterminate state) or a nested container element. It also appears in custom command-line interfaces (CLIs) as a decorative status indicator.
Tags
box within box
box within box unicode
checked toggle symbol
concentric
concentric squares
decorative bullet
framing icon
geometric
nested square
nested squares
selected checkbox
shape
stylized stop button