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Geometric Shapes is a Unicode block of 96 symbols at code point range U+25A0–25FF.

U+25A0–U+25CF

25A0 25B0 25C0  
Symbol Name Symbol Name Symbol Name Last Hex#
HTML Hex HTML Hex HTML Hex
Dec Picture Dec Picture Dec Picture
BLACK SQUARE BLACK PARALLELOGRAM BLACK LEFT-POINTING TRIANGLE 0
&#x25A0; &#x25B0; &#x25C0;
&#9632; &#9648; &#9664;
WHITE SQUARE WHITE PARALLELOGRAM WHITE LEFT-POINTING TRIANGLE (Z notation domain restriction) 1
&#x25A1; &#x25B1; &#x25C1;
&#9633; &#9649; &#9665;
WHITE SQUARE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS BLACK UP-POINTING TRIANGLE BLACK LEFT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE 2
&#x25A2; &#x25B2; &#x25C2;
&#9634; &#9650; &#9666;
WHITE SQUARE CONTAINING BLACK SMALL SQUARE WHITE UP-POINTING TRIANGLE (trine) WHITE LEFT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE 3
&#x25A3; &#x25B3; &#x25C3;
&#9635; &#9651; &#9667;
SQUARE WITH HORIZONTAL FILL BLACK UP-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE BLACK LEFT-POINTING POINTER 4
&#x25A4; &#x25B4; &#x25C4;
&#9636; &#9652; &#9668;
SQUARE WITH VERTICAL FILL WHITE UP-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE WHITE LEFT-POINTING POINTER 5
&#x25A5; &#x25B5; &#x25C5;
&#9637; &#9653; &#9669;
SQUARE WITH ORTHOGONAL CROSSHATCH FILL BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE BLACK DIAMOND 6
&#x25A6; &#x25B6; &#x25C6;
&#9638; &#9654; &#9670;
SQUARE WITH UPPER LEFT TO LOWER RIGHT FILL WHITE RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE (Z notation range restriction) WHITE DIAMOND 7
&#x25A7; &#x25B7; &#x25C7;
&#9639; &#9655; &#9671;
SQUARE WITH UPPER RIGHT TO LOWER LEFT FILL BLACK RIGHT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE WHITE DIAMOND CONTAINING BLACK SMALL DIAMOND 8
&#x25A8; &#x25B8; &#x25C8;
&#9640; &#9656; &#9672;
SQUARE WITH DIAGONAL CROSSHATCH FILL WHITE RIGHT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE FISHEYE (Tainome, a Japanese bullet mark) 9
&#x25A9; &#x25B9; &#x25C9;
&#9641; &#9657; &#9673;
BLACK SMALL SQUARE BLACK RIGHT-POINTING POINTER LOZENGE A
&#x25AA; &#x25BA; &#x25CA;
&#9642; &#9658; &#9674;
WHITE SMALL SQUARE WHITE RIGHT-POINTING POINTER WHITE CIRCLE B
&#x25AB; &#x25BB; &#x25CB;
&#9643; &#9659; &#9675;
BLACK RECTANGLE BLACK DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE DOTTED CIRCLE C
&#x25AC; &#x25BC; &#x25CC;
&#9644; &#9660; &#9676;
WHITE RECTANGLE WHITE DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE (Nabla operator) CIRCLE WITH VERTICAL FILL D
&#x25AD; &#x25BD; &#x25CD;
&#9645; &#9661; &#9677;
BLACK VERTICAL RECTANGLE BLACK DOWN-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE BULLSEYE E
&#x25AE; &#x25BE; &#x25CE;
&#9646; &#9662; &#9678;
WHITE VERTICAL RECTANGLE WHITE DOWN-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE BLACK CIRCLE F
&#x25AF; &#x25BF; &#x25CF;
&#9647; &#9663; &#9679;
25A0 25B0 25C0  

The BLACK CIRCLE is displayed when typing in a password field, in order to hide characters from a screen recorder or shoulder surfing.

U+25D0–U+25FF

25D0 25E0 25F0  
Symbol Name Symbol Name Symbol Name Last Hex#
HTML Hex HTML Hex HTML Hex
Dec Picture Dec Picture Dec Picture
CIRCLE WITH LEFT HALF BLACK UPPER HALF CIRCLE WHITE SQUARE WITH UPPER LEFT QUADRANT 0
&#x25D0; &#x25E0; &#x25F0;
&#9680; &#9696; &#9712;
CIRCLE WITH RIGHT HALF BLACK LOWER HALF CIRCLE WHITE SQUARE WITH LOWER LEFT QUADRANT 1
&#x25D1; &#x25E1; &#x25F1;
&#9681; &#9697; &#9713;
CIRCLE WITH LOWER HALF BLACK BLACK LOWER RIGHT TRIANGLE WHITE SQUARE WITH LOWER RIGHT QUADRANT 2
&#x25D2; &#x25E2; &#x25F2;
&#9682; &#9698; &#9714;
CIRCLE WITH UPPER HALF BLACK BLACK LOWER LEFT TRIANGLE WHITE SQUARE WITH UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT 3
&#x25D3; &#x25E3; &#x25F3;
&#9683; &#9699; &#9715;
CIRCLE WITH UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT BLACK BLACK UPPER LEFT TRIANGLE WHITE CIRCLE WITH UPPER LEFT QUADRANT 4
&#x25D4; &#x25E4; &#x25F4;
&#9684; &#9700; &#9716;
CIRCLE WITH ALL BUT UPPER LEFT QUADRANT BLACK BLACK UPPER RIGHT TRIANGLE WHITE CIRCLE WITH LOWER LEFT QUADRANT 5
&#x25D5; &#x25E5; &#x25F5;
&#9685; &#9701; &#9717;
LEFT HALF BLACK CIRCLE WHITE BULLET WHITE CIRCLE WITH LOWER RIGHT QUADRANT 6
&#x25D6; &#x25E6; &#x25F6;
&#9686; &#9702; &#9718;
RIGHT HALF BLACK CIRCLE SQUARE WITH LEFT HALF BLACK WHITE CIRCLE WITH UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT 7
&#x25D7; &#x25E7; &#x25F7;
&#9687; &#9703; &#9719;
INVERSE BULLET SQUARE WITH RIGHT HALF BLACK UPPER LEFT TRIANGLE 8
&#x25D8; &#x25E8; &#x25F8;
&#9688; &#9704; &#9720;
INVERSE WHITE CIRCLE SQUARE WITH UPPER LEFT DIAGONAL HALF BLACK UPPER RIGHT TRIANGLE 9
&#x25D9; &#x25E9; &#x25F9;
&#9689; &#9705; &#9721;
UPPER HALF INVERSE WHITE CIRCLE SQUARE WITH LOWER RIGHT DIAGONAL HALF BLACK LOWER LEFT TRIANGLE A
&#x25DA; &#x25EA; &#x25FA;
&#9690; &#9706; &#9722;
LOWER HALF INVERSE WHITE CIRCLE WHITE SQUARE WITH VERTICAL BISECTING LINE WHITE MEDIUM SQUARE (Modal logic: always, or necessarily) B
&#x25DB; &#x25EB; &#x25FB;
&#9691; &#9707; &#9723;
UPPER LEFT QUADRANT CIRCULAR ARC WHITE UP-POINTING TRIANGLE WITH DOT BLACK MEDIUM SQUARE C
&#x25DC; &#x25EC; &#x25FC;
&#9692; &#9708; &#9724;
UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT CIRCULAR ARC UP-POINTING TRIANGLE WITH LEFT HALF BLACK WHITE MEDIUM SMALL SQUARE D
&#x25DD; &#x25ED; &#x25FD;
&#9693; &#9709; &#9725;
LOWER RIGHT QUADRANT CIRCULAR ARC UP-POINTING TRIANGLE WITH RIGHT HALF BLACK BLACK MEDIUM SMALL SQUARE E
&#x25DE; &#x25EE; &#x25FE;
&#9694; &#9710; &#9726;
LOWER LEFT QUADRANT CIRCULAR ARC LARGE CIRCLE LOWER RIGHT TRIANGLE F
&#x25DF; &#x25EF; &#x25FF;
&#9695; &#9711; &#9727;
25D0 25E0 25F0  

The CIRCLE WITH LEFT HALF BLACK is used to represent the contrast ratio of a screen.

Font coverage

Font sets like Code2000 and the DejaVu family include coverage for each of the glyphs in the Geometric Shapes range.[4] Unifont also contains all the glyphs.[5] Among the fonts in widespread use,[6][7] full implementation is provided by Segoe UI Symbol and significant partial implementation of this range is provided by Arial Unicode MS and Lucida Sans Unicode, which include coverage for 83% (80 out of 96) and 82% (79 out of 96) of the symbols, respectively.[4]

Block

Geometric Shapes[1]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+25Ax
U+25Bx
U+25Cx
U+25Dx
U+25Ex
U+25Fx
Notes
1.^ As of Unicode version 15.1

Emoji

The Geometric Shapes block contains eight emoji: U+25AA–U+25AB, U+25B6, U+25C0 and U+25FB–U+25FE.[8][9]

The block has sixteen standardized variants defined to specify emoji-style (U+FE0F VS16) or text presentation (U+FE0E VS15) for the eight emoji.[10]

Emoji variation sequences
U+ 25AA 25AB 25B6 25C0 25FB 25FC 25FD 25FE
default presentation text text text text text text emoji emoji
base code point
base+VS15 (text) ▪︎ ▫︎ ▶︎ ◀︎ ◻︎ ◼︎ ◽︎ ◾︎
base+VS16 (emoji) ▪️ ▫️ ▶️ ◀️ ◻️ ◼️ ◽️ ◾️

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Geometric Shapes block:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Unicode 1.0.1 Addendum" (PDF). The Unicode Standard. 1992-11-03. Retrieved 2016-07-09.
  2. ^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. ^ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  4. ^ a b "Font Support for Unicode Block 'Geometric Shapes'". Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  5. ^ "GNU Unifont Glyphs". Unifoundry.com. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  6. ^ "Mac OS X 10.5 bundled with Arial Unicode MS". Archived from the original on 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  7. ^ "Common fonts to all versions of Windows & Mac equivalents". Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  8. ^ "UTR #51: Unicode Emoji". Unicode Consortium. 2023-09-05.
  9. ^ "UCD: Emoji Data for UTR #51". Unicode Consortium. 2023-02-01.
  10. ^ "UTS #51 Emoji Variation Sequences". The Unicode Consortium.
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