What is the HTML entity for Black Square?

The HTML entity for Black Square is ■ (decimal: ■, hex: ■).

What is the Unicode codepoint for Black Square?

Black Square has the Unicode codepoint U+25A0 (decimal: 9632).

What is the UTF-8 encoding of Black Square?

The UTF-8 encoding of Black Square is E2 96 A0.

How do I use Black Square in JavaScript?

In JavaScript, use the escape sequence \u25A0 or paste the character directly in a string.

What is the CSS escape for Black Square?

The CSS escape for Black Square is \25A0. Use it in CSS content properties or selectors.

How do I write Black Square in Python?

In Python, use the escape sequence \u25A0 inside a string literal.

What is the URL encoding for Black Square?

The percent-encoded (URL encoded) form of Black Square is %E2%96%A0.

What Unicode block does Black Square belong to?

Black Square belongs to the Geometric Shapes Unicode block.

■

Black Square

U+25A0

BMP Unicode 1.1

Character ■

Decimal ■

Hex ■

Classification

Unicode properties assigned to this character by the Unicode Consortium. The codepoint is its unique numeric identifier. Category, block, and script determine how text systems render and process it.

Codepoint: U+25A0
Decimal: 9632
Plane: BMP — Basic Multilingual Plane
Category: Other Symbol (So)
Block: Geometric Shapes
Script: Common
Bidi class: ON Other Neutral
East Asian Width: A Ambiguous
Properties: Math

Looks Like (Confusables)

Characters that are visually similar — relevant for security, font design, and homoglyph detection.

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Encodings & Escape Sequences

Every Unicode character can be represented in multiple ways depending on context. HTML entities let you embed it safely in web pages. UTF-8 bytes are what gets stored on disk and sent over the network. Escape sequences let you reference it in source code without pasting the raw glyph. All formats below refer to the same character — Black Square.

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Format	Value
HTML Decimal	`■` Decimal numeric character reference (&#decimal;).
HTML Hex	`■` Hexadecimal numeric character reference (&#xHex;).
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	`E2 96 A0` UTF-8 encoding as hex byte values. Most common on the web.
UTF-16 Hex Bytes	`25 A0` Used internally by JavaScript, Java, and Windows.
UTF-32 Hex	`000025A0` Fixed-width: one codepoint = 4 bytes.
CSS Escape	`\25A0` Use in CSS content property: content: "\XXXX"
JavaScript Escape	`\u25A0` Use in JS strings: "\uXXXX" or template literals.
Python Escape	`\u25A0` Use in Python strings: "\uXXXX" or "\UXXXXXXXX".
URL Encoded	`%E2%96%A0` Percent-encoded for use in URLs.

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Characters That Include This

These characters decompose to a sequence that includes Black Square as a component. They are effectively precomposed versions or compounds built on this base character.

￭ U+FFED

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□ U+25A1 ▢ U+25A2 ▣ U+25A3 ▤ U+25A4 ▥ U+25A5 ▦ U+25A6 ▧ U+25A7 ▨ U+25A8 ▩ U+25A9 ▪ U+25AA ▫ U+25AB ▬ U+25AC ▭ U+25AD ▮ U+25AE ▯ U+25AF ▰ U+25B0 ▱ U+25B1 ▲ U+25B2 △ U+25B3 ▴ U+25B4 ▵ U+25B5 ▶ U+25B6 ▷ U+25B7 ▸ U+25B8

More Common Script Characters

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▯ U+0000 ▯ U+0001 ▯ U+0002 ▯ U+0003 ▯ U+0004 ▯ U+0005 ▯ U+0006 ▯ U+0007 ▯ U+0008 ▯ U+0009 ▯ U+000A ▯ U+000B ▯ U+000C ▯ U+000D ▯ U+000E ▯ U+000F