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Technical information

Symbol⊠
NameSquared times
Unicode numberU+22A0
CategoryBallot box symbols
DescriptionThe Unicode character ⊠, or U+22A0, is known as the "Squared Times". It belongs to the "Mathematical Operators" block and falls under the "Symbol, Math" category in the Unicode standard. This character is a graphic representation of the mathematical operation of multiplication, but in a unique form where the multiplication cross ('x') is enclosed within a square. It is typically used in advanced mathematical or theoretical contexts. The specific appearance and usage of this character can depend on the system and application it's being used in.

Encoding

HTML Entity⊠
HTML Entity (hex)⊠
HTML Entity (named)⊠
URL Escape Code%E2%8A%A0
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x8A 0xA0
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10001010:10100000
UTF-160x22A0
UTF-320x000022A0

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u22A0"
CSS Code\22A0
JavaScript"\u22A0"
Perl\x{22A0}
Python 2u"\u22A0"
Python 3\u22A0
Ruby\u{22A0}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ⊠ in sentence and in bold like this ⊠ and in italic like this ⊠.

Font size:

⊠
12px
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16px
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20px
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28px
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36px
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48px
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72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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100
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200
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300
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400
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500
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600
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700
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800
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900

HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
⊠
input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#8864;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\22A0";
}

The symbol in different fonts

⊠
-apple-system
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Apple Color Emoji
⊠
Arial
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BlinkMacSystemFont
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Courier New
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Georgia
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Droid Sans
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Helvetica
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Noto Sans
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Oxygen
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Roboto
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"Segoe UI"
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sans-serif
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Segoe UI Emoji
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Segoe UI Symbol
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system-ui
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Times New Roman
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Ubuntu
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Verdana

References