U+2B26 · Other symbol
LaTeX
\mdwhtdiamond
White Medium Diamond Symbol ⬦
⬦ is white medium diamond, U+2B26 — \mdwhtdiamond in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 5.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2B26 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⬦ | |
| HTML decimal | ⬦ | |
| CSS | \2B26 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2B26} | |
| Python | \U00002B26 | |
| Java / C# | \u2B26 | |
| Rust | \u{2b26} | |
| Swift | \u{2B26} | |
| PHP | \u{2B26} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%AC%A6 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 AC A6 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2B26 | |
| Base64 | 4qym | |
| Decimal | 11046 | |
| LaTeX | \mdwhtdiamond | |
| Category | Other symbol (So) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 5.1 | |
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.
Other diamond characters
Unicode names 10 characters ending in “diamond”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
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.
How to type ⬦
| Windows | Type 2B26 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “white medium diamond” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2b26, 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 ⬦ white medium diamond symbol?
- On Windows, type 2B26 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2b26. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⬦?
- White Medium Diamond is U+2B26 and in LaTeX as \mdwhtdiamond. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⬦?
- White Medium Diamond is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, and was introduced in Unicode 5.1. 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.