▫
White Small Square
- Unicode
- U+25AB
- Category
- Geometric
- HTML Entity
- ▫
- CSS
- \25AB
The White Small Square (▫) is a geometric symbol representing a tiny, unfilled or light-colored box. Originating from the Unicode Geometric Shapes block, it is frequently used in typography as a minimalist bullet point or decorative list marker. In digital notes and social media bios, it often serves as a sleek divider, an unchecked checkbox, or a stylistic text spacer.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9643
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "white small square"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U 25AB Space
- HTML
- ▫
In Programming
In plain-text interfaces and terminal outputs, developers occasionally use this symbol to represent unchecked boxes in to-do lists or as node markers in text-based tree diagrams.
Tags
divider
empty checkbox
geometric
hollow square
list marker
minimalist bullet
outline
shape
small square
social media bio
text spacer
tiny box
unchecked checkbox