U+25AF · Other symbol
LaTeX
\vrectangle
White Vertical Rectangle Symbol ▯
▯ is white vertical rectangle, U+25AF — \vrectangle in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+25AF | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ▯ | |
| HTML decimal | ▯ | |
| CSS | \25AF | |
| JavaScript | \u{25AF} | |
| Python | \U000025AF | |
| Java / C# | \u25AF | |
| Rust | \u{25af} | |
| Swift | \u{25AF} | |
| PHP | \u{25AF} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%96%AF | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 96 AF | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 25AF | |
| Base64 | 4pav | |
| Decimal | 9647 | |
| LaTeX | \vrectangle | |
| 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 25AF then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “white vertical rectangle” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25af, 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 vertical rectangle symbol?
- On Windows, type 25AF and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 25af. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ▯?
- White Vertical Rectangle is U+25AF and in LaTeX as \vrectangle. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ▯?
- White 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.