How do I type the ⮺ overlapping white squares symbol?

On Windows, type 2BBA and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2bba. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.

What is the code for ⮺?

Overlapping White Squares is U+2BBA. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.

What kind of character is ⮺?

Overlapping White Squares is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, and was introduced in Unicode 11.0. 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.

U+2BBA · Other symbol

Overlapping White Squares Symbol ⮺

⮺ is overlapping white squares, U+2BBA. Unicode also records it as “pair of bishops”. It was added in Unicode 11.0, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.

Also known as

pair of bishops

Codes & technical data

Unicode	`U+2BBA`
HTML hex	`⮺`
HTML decimal	`⮺`
CSS	`\2BBA`
JavaScript	`\u{2BBA}`
Python	`\U00002BBA`
Java / C#	`\u2BBA`
Rust	`\u{2bba}`
Swift	`\u{2BBA}`
PHP	`\u{2BBA}`
URL encoded	`%E2%AE%BA`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 AE BA`
UTF-16 bytes	`2BBA`
Base64	`4q66`
Decimal	`11194`
Category	Other symbol (So)
Introduced	Unicode 11.0

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.

⧉U+29C9two joined squares

Nearby in Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows

A mixed block of arrows, stars, and geometric shapes in weights and colours the earlier blocks did not cover, plus a set of astronomical symbols.

All 254 characters in Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows →

How to type ⮺

Windows	Type `2BBA` then press `Alt`+`X`
macOS	Press `Ctrl`+`Cmd`+`Space`, then search for “overlapping white squares”
Linux	Press `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`U`, type `2bba`, 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 ⮺ overlapping white squares symbol?: On Windows, type 2BBA and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2bba. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
What is the code for ⮺?: Overlapping White Squares is U+2BBA. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
What kind of character is ⮺?: Overlapping White Squares is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, and was introduced in Unicode 11.0. 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.