U+25AE · Other symbol
HTML entity
▮
LaTeX
\vrectangleblack
Black Vertical Rectangle Symbol ▮
▮ is black vertical rectangle. Write it in HTML as ▮ or paste the character directly. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Also known as
- histogram marker
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+25AE | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ▮ | |
| HTML decimal | ▮ | |
| CSS | \25AE | |
| JavaScript | \u{25AE} | |
| Python | \U000025AE | |
| Java / C# | \u25AE | |
| Rust | \u{25ae} | |
| Swift | \u{25AE} | |
| PHP | \u{25AE} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%96%AE | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 96 AE | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 25AE | |
| Base64 | 4pau | |
| Decimal | 9646 | |
| HTML entity | ▮ | |
| LaTeX | \vrectangleblack | |
| Category | Other symbol (So) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 1.1 | |
Will ▮ survive being pasted?
- Normalisation. Yes. ▮ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
- Legacy encodings. ▮ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
- Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.
Unicode cross-references
The standard points readers of ▮ at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.
Nearby in Geometric Shapes
Circles, squares, triangles and diamonds in filled and outlined forms, at several sizes. The bullet characters most lists use come from here.
How to type ▮
| Windows | Type 25AE then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “black vertical rectangle” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25ae, press Enter |
| HTML | ▮ |
About Unicode’s Other symbol category
Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type the ▮ black vertical rectangle symbol?
- On Windows, type 25AE and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 25ae. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ▮?
- Black Vertical Rectangle is U+25AE, written in HTML as ▮ and in LaTeX as \vrectangleblack. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ▮?
- Black Vertical Rectangle is filed under Other symbol in the Geometric Shapes block, and was introduced in Unicode 1.1. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.