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 25c7.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ◇.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 25C7 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “white diamond” 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 25c7, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 25C7, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “white diamond”.
Codes for ◇
| Unicode | U+25C7 |
|---|---|
| Official name | WHITE DIAMOND |
| Block | Geometric Shapes |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ◇ |
| HTML hex | ◇ |
| CSS | content: "\25C7"; |
| JavaScript | "\u25C7" |
| Python | "\u25C7" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 97 87 |
Look-alikes
- ◆Black diamond, U+25C6