Geometric Shapes

For other uses, see Geometric shape.

Geometric Shapes
Range	U+25A0..U+25FF (96 code points)
Plane	BMP
Scripts	Common
Symbol sets	Control code graphics Geometric shapes
Assigned	96 code points
Unused	0 reserved code points
Unicode version history

1.0.0	79 (+79)
1.1	80 (+1)
3.0	88 (+8)
3.2	96 (+8)
Note: ^[1]^[2]

Geometric Shapes is a Unicode block of 96 symbols at codepoint range U+25A0-25FF.

U+25A0-U+25CF

25A0		25B0		25C0
Symbol	Name	Symbol	Name	Symbol	Name	Last Hex#
HTML Hex	Name	HTML Hex	Name	HTML Hex	Name
Dec	Picture	Dec	Picture	Dec	Picture
■	BLACK SQUARE	▰	BLACK PARALLELOGRAM	◀	BLACK LEFT-POINTING TRIANGLE	0
■	BLACK SQUARE	▰	BLACK PARALLELOGRAM	◀	BLACK LEFT-POINTING TRIANGLE
■		▰		◀
□	WHITE SQUARE	▱	WHITE PARALLELOGRAM	◁	WHITE LEFT-POINTING TRIANGLE (Z notation domain restriction)	1
□	WHITE SQUARE	▱	WHITE PARALLELOGRAM	◁
□		▱		◁
▢	WHITE SQUARE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS	▲	BLACK UP-POINTING TRIANGLE	◂	BLACK LEFT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	2
▢	WHITE SQUARE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS	▲	BLACK UP-POINTING TRIANGLE	◂	BLACK LEFT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE
▢		▲		◂
▣	WHITE SQUARE CONTAINING BLACK SMALL SQUARE	△	WHITE UP-POINTING TRIANGLE (trine)	◃	WHITE LEFT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	3
▣	WHITE SQUARE CONTAINING BLACK SMALL SQUARE	△	WHITE UP-POINTING TRIANGLE (trine)	◃	WHITE LEFT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE
▣		△		◃
▤	SQUARE WITH HORIZONTAL FILL	▴	BLACK UP-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	◄	BLACK LEFT-POINTING POINTER	4
▤	SQUARE WITH HORIZONTAL FILL	▴	BLACK UP-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	◄	BLACK LEFT-POINTING POINTER
▤		▴		◄
▥	SQUARE WITH VERTICAL FILL	▵	WHITE UP-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	◅	WHITE LEFT-POINTING POINTER	5
▥	SQUARE WITH VERTICAL FILL	▵	WHITE UP-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	◅	WHITE LEFT-POINTING POINTER
▥		▵		◅
▦	SQUARE WITH ORTHOGONAL CROSSHATCH FILL	▶	BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE	◆	BLACK DIAMOND	6
▦	SQUARE WITH ORTHOGONAL CROSSHATCH FILL	▶	BLACK RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE	◆	BLACK DIAMOND
▦		▶		◆
▧	SQUARE WITH UPPER LEFT TO LOWER RIGHT FILL	▷	WHITE RIGHT-POINTING TRIANGLE (Z notation range restriction)	◇	WHITE DIAMOND	7
▧	SQUARE WITH UPPER LEFT TO LOWER RIGHT FILL	▷		◇	WHITE DIAMOND
▧		▷		◇
▨	SQUARE WITH UPPER RIGHT TO LOWER LEFT FILL	▸	BLACK RIGHT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	◈	WHITE DIAMOND CONTAINING BLACK SMALL DIAMOND	8
▨	SQUARE WITH UPPER RIGHT TO LOWER LEFT FILL	▸	BLACK RIGHT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	◈	WHITE DIAMOND CONTAINING BLACK SMALL DIAMOND
▨		▸		◈
▩	SQUARE WITH DIAGONAL CROSSHATCH FILL	▹	WHITE RIGHT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	◉	FISHEYE (Tainome, a Japanese bullet mark)	9
▩	SQUARE WITH DIAGONAL CROSSHATCH FILL	▹	WHITE RIGHT-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	◉	FISHEYE (Tainome, a Japanese bullet mark)
▩		▹		◉
▪	BLACK SMALL SQUARE	►	BLACK RIGHT-POINTING POINTER	◊	LOZENGE	A
▪	BLACK SMALL SQUARE	►	BLACK RIGHT-POINTING POINTER	◊	LOZENGE
▪		►		◊
▫	WHITE SMALL SQUARE	▻	WHITE RIGHT-POINTING POINTER	○	WHITE CIRCLE	B
▫	WHITE SMALL SQUARE	▻	WHITE RIGHT-POINTING POINTER	○	WHITE CIRCLE
▫		▻		○
▬	BLACK RECTANGLE	▼	BLACK DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE	◌	DOTTED CIRCLE	C
▬	BLACK RECTANGLE	▼	BLACK DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE	◌	DOTTED CIRCLE
▬		▼		◌
▭	WHITE RECTANGLE	▽	WHITE DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE (Nabla operator)	◍	CIRCLE WITH VERTICAL FILL	D
▭	WHITE RECTANGLE	▽	WHITE DOWN-POINTING TRIANGLE (Nabla operator)	◍	CIRCLE WITH VERTICAL FILL
▭		▽		◍
▮	BLACK VERTICAL RECTANGLE	▾	BLACK DOWN-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	◎	BULLSEYE	E
▮	BLACK VERTICAL RECTANGLE	▾	BLACK DOWN-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	◎	BULLSEYE
▮		▾		◎
▯	WHITE VERTICAL RECTANGLE	▿	WHITE DOWN-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	●	BLACK CIRCLE	F
▯	WHITE VERTICAL RECTANGLE	▿	WHITE DOWN-POINTING SMALL TRIANGLE	●	BLACK CIRCLE
▯		▿		●
25A0		25B0		25C0

U+25D0-U+25FF

25D0		25E0		25F0
Symbol	Name	Symbol	Name	Symbol	Name	Last Hex#
HTML Hex	Name	HTML Hex	Name	HTML Hex	Name
Dec	Picture	Dec	Picture	Dec	Picture
◐	CIRCLE WITH LEFT HALF BLACK	◠	UPPER HALF CIRCLE	◰	WHITE SQUARE WITH UPPER LEFT QUADRANT	0
◐	CIRCLE WITH LEFT HALF BLACK	◠	UPPER HALF CIRCLE	◰	WHITE SQUARE WITH UPPER LEFT QUADRANT
◐		◠		◰
◑	CIRCLE WITH RIGHT HALF BLACK	◡	LOWER HALF CIRCLE	◱	WHITE SQUARE WITH LOWER LEFT QUADRANT	1
◑	CIRCLE WITH RIGHT HALF BLACK	◡	LOWER HALF CIRCLE	◱	WHITE SQUARE WITH LOWER LEFT QUADRANT
◑		◡		◱
◒	CIRCLE WITH LOWER HALF BLACK	◢	BLACK LOWER RIGHT TRIANGLE	◲	WHITE SQUARE WITH LOWER RIGHT QUADRANT	2
◒	CIRCLE WITH LOWER HALF BLACK	◢	BLACK LOWER RIGHT TRIANGLE	◲	WHITE SQUARE WITH LOWER RIGHT QUADRANT
◒		◢		◲
◓	CIRCLE WITH UPPER HALF BLACK	◣	BLACK LOWER LEFT TRIANGLE	◳	WHITE SQUARE WITH UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT	3
◓	CIRCLE WITH UPPER HALF BLACK	◣	BLACK LOWER LEFT TRIANGLE	◳	WHITE SQUARE WITH UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT
◓		◣		◳
◔	CIRCLE WITH UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT BLACK	◤	BLACK UPPER LEFT TRIANGLE	◴	WHITE CIRCLE WITH UPPER LEFT QUADRANT	4
◔	CIRCLE WITH UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT BLACK	◤	BLACK UPPER LEFT TRIANGLE	◴	WHITE CIRCLE WITH UPPER LEFT QUADRANT
◔		◤		◴
◕	CIRCLE WITH ALL BUT UPPER LEFT QUADRANT BLACK	◥	BLACK UPPER RIGHT TRIANGLE	◵	WHITE CIRCLE WITH LOWER LEFT QUADRANT	5
◕	CIRCLE WITH ALL BUT UPPER LEFT QUADRANT BLACK	◥	BLACK UPPER RIGHT TRIANGLE	◵	WHITE CIRCLE WITH LOWER LEFT QUADRANT
◕		◥		◵
◖	LEFT HALF BLACK CIRCLE	◦	WHITE BULLET	◶	WHITE CIRCLE WITH LOWER RIGHT QUADRANT	6
◖	LEFT HALF BLACK CIRCLE	◦	WHITE BULLET	◶	WHITE CIRCLE WITH LOWER RIGHT QUADRANT
◖		◦		◶
◗	RIGHT HALF BLACK CIRCLE	◧	SQUARE WITH LEFT HALF BLACK	◷	WHITE CIRCLE WITH UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT	7
◗	RIGHT HALF BLACK CIRCLE	◧	SQUARE WITH LEFT HALF BLACK	◷	WHITE CIRCLE WITH UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT
◗		◧		◷
◘	INVERSE BULLET	◨	SQUARE WITH RIGHT HALF BLACK	◸	UPPER LEFT TRIANGLE	8
◘	INVERSE BULLET	◨	SQUARE WITH RIGHT HALF BLACK	◸	UPPER LEFT TRIANGLE
◘		◨		◸
◙	INVERSE WHITE CIRCLE	◩	SQUARE WITH UPPER LEFT DIAGONAL HALF BLACK	◹	UPPER RIGHT TRIANGLE	9
◙	INVERSE WHITE CIRCLE	◩	SQUARE WITH UPPER LEFT DIAGONAL HALF BLACK	◹	UPPER RIGHT TRIANGLE
◙		◩		◹
◚	UPPER HALF INVERSE WHITE CIRCLE	◪	SQUARE WITH LOWER RIGHT DIAGONAL HALF BLACK	◺	LOWER LEFT TRIANGLE	A
◚	UPPER HALF INVERSE WHITE CIRCLE	◪	SQUARE WITH LOWER RIGHT DIAGONAL HALF BLACK	◺	LOWER LEFT TRIANGLE
◚		◪		◺
◛	LOWER HALF INVERSE WHITE CIRCLE	◫	WHITE SQUARE WITH VERTICAL BISECTING LINE	◻	WHITE MEDIUM SQUARE (Modal logic: always, or necessarily)	B
◛	LOWER HALF INVERSE WHITE CIRCLE	◫	WHITE SQUARE WITH VERTICAL BISECTING LINE	◻
◛		◫		◻
◜	UPPER LEFT QUADRANT CIRCULAR ARC	◬	WHITE UP-POINTING TRIANGLE WITH DOT	◼	BLACK MEDIUM SQUARE	C
◜	UPPER LEFT QUADRANT CIRCULAR ARC	◬	WHITE UP-POINTING TRIANGLE WITH DOT	◼	BLACK MEDIUM SQUARE
◜		◬		◼
◝	UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT CIRCULAR ARC	◭	UP-POINTING TRIANGLE WITH LEFT HALF BLACK	◽	WHITE MEDIUM SMALL SQUARE	D
◝	UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT CIRCULAR ARC	◭	UP-POINTING TRIANGLE WITH LEFT HALF BLACK	◽	WHITE MEDIUM SMALL SQUARE
◝		◭		◽
◞	LOWER RIGHT QUADRANT CIRCULAR ARC	◮	UP-POINTING TRIANGLE WITH RIGHT HALF BLACK	◾	BLACK MEDIUM SMALL SQUARE	E
◞	LOWER RIGHT QUADRANT CIRCULAR ARC	◮	UP-POINTING TRIANGLE WITH RIGHT HALF BLACK	◾	BLACK MEDIUM SMALL SQUARE
◞		◮		◾
◟	LOWER LEFT QUADRANT CIRCULAR ARC	◯	LARGE CIRCLE	◿	LOWER RIGHT TRIANGLE	F
◟	LOWER LEFT QUADRANT CIRCULAR ARC	◯	LARGE CIRCLE	◿	LOWER RIGHT TRIANGLE
◟		◯		◿
25D0		25E0		25F0

Font coverage

Font sets like Code2000 and the DejaVu family—include coverage for each of the glyphs in the Geometric Shapes range,^[3] Unifont also contains all the glyphs.^[4] Among the fonts in widespread use,^[5]^[6] 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.^[3]

Compact chart

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 8.0

Emoji

The Geometric Shapes block contains eight emoji: U+25AA–U+25AB, U+25B6, U+25C0 and U+25FB–U+25FE.^[7]^[8]

The block has sixteen standardized variants defined to specify emoji-style (U+FE0F VS16) or text presentation (U+FE0E VS15) for the eight emoji.^[9]^[10]

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

References

↑ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
↑ The Unicode Standard Version 1.0, Volume 1. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. 1990–1991. ISBN 0-201-56788-1.
1 2 "Font Support for Unicode Block 'Geometric Shapes'". Retrieved 2008-09-17.
↑ "GNU Unifont Glyphs". Unifoundry.com. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
↑ "Mac OS X 10.5 bundled with Arial Unicode MS". Retrieved 2008-09-17.
↑ "Common fonts to all versions of Windows & Mac equivalents". Retrieved 2008-09-17.
↑ "UTR #51: Unicode Emoji". Unicode Consortium. 2015-11-12.
↑ "UCD: Emoji Data for UTR #51". Unicode Consortium. 2015-11-11.
↑ "Unicode Character Database: Standardized Variants". The Unicode Consortium.
↑ "Unicode Character Database: Standardized Variation Sequences". The Unicode Consortium.

External links

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