How to type ▪
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 25aa.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ▪.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 25AA and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “black small square” and double-click ▪.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ▪ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ▪ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ▪ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ▪ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25aa, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 25AA, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “black small square”.
Codes for ▪
| Unicode | U+25AA |
|---|---|
| Official name | BLACK SMALL SQUARE |
| Block | Geometric Shapes |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ▪ |
| HTML hex | ▪ |
| CSS | content: "\25AA"; |
| JavaScript | "\u25AA" |
| Python | "\u25AA" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 96 AA |