U+25AD · Other symbol
HTML entity
▭
LaTeX
\hrectangle
White Rectangle Symbol ▭
▭ is white 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.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+25AD | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ▭ | |
| HTML decimal | ▭ | |
| CSS | \25AD | |
| JavaScript | \u{25AD} | |
| Python | \U000025AD | |
| Java / C# | \u25AD | |
| Rust | \u{25ad} | |
| Swift | \u{25AD} | |
| PHP | \u{25AD} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%96%AD | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 96 AD | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 25AD | |
| Base64 | 4pat | |
| Decimal | 9645 | |
| HTML entity | ▭ | |
| LaTeX | \hrectangle | |
| 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.
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 25AD then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “white rectangle” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25ad, 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 rectangle symbol?
- On Windows, type 25AD and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 25ad. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ▭?
- White Rectangle is U+25AD, written in HTML as ▭ and in LaTeX as \hrectangle. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ▭?
- White 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.