Technical information

Symbol
NameBlack large square
Unicode numberU+2B1B
CategorySquares
DescriptionThe Unicode character ⬛, or U+2B1B, is known as the "Black Large Square". It belongs to the "Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows" block and is categorized under the "Symbol, Other" category in the Unicode standard. This geometric shape is typically used in various contexts such as in graphic design, text symbols, or in mathematical notations. Its specific usage can greatly depend on the context in which it is applied. The "Black Large Square" is simply a larger version of the black square and can be used for emphasis or to denote a specific state in binary systems.

Encoding

HTML Entity⬛
HTML Entity (hex)⬛
URL Escape Code%E2%AC%9B
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0xAC 0x9B
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10101100:10011011
UTF-160x2B1B
UTF-320x00002B1B

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u2B1B"
CSS Code\2B1B
JavaScript"\u2B1B"
Perl\x{2B1B}
Python 2u"\u2B1B"
Python 3\u2B1B
Ruby\u{2B1B}

Preview

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

Font size:

12px
16px
20px
28px
36px
48px
72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#11035;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\2B1B";
}

The symbol in different fonts

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

References