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Black Large Square emoji ⬛

⬛ is the Black Large Square emoji, in Symbols. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like shape, icon, button.

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:black_large_square:

Paste it with Ctrl + V, or Command + V on a Mac.

Every code for ⬛

NameBlack Large Square
Shortcodes:black_large_square:
CategorySymbols
Emoji versionEmoji 1.0 (2015)
Keywordsshape, icon, button
Code pointsU+2B1B
HTML⬛
CSS\2B1B
JavaScript\u{2B1B}
Python\u2b1b
UTF-8 bytesE2 AC 9B
URL encoded%E2%AC%9B

How to type ⬛

Without copying it, on every device.

WhereHow
Chrome, any websiteWith Use Emoji, type :black_large_square: in any text box and it turns into ⬛.
WindowsPress Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "black large square" and press Enter.
MacPress Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "black large square" and press Return.
ChromebookPress Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "black large square".
iPhone and AndroidSwitch to the emoji keyboard and search for "black large square".
HTMLWrite ⬛ in the page source.

Questions

About ⬛

Short answers to the questions people ask most.

What does ⬛ mean?
⬛ is the Black Large Square emoji, in Symbols. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like shape, icon, button.
What is the shortcode for ⬛?
:black_large_square:. With Use Emoji it works in any text box in Chrome, on the sites you turn it on for. Slack, Discord and GitHub use similar codes, so it often works there too.
How do I type ⬛ on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "black large square". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ⬛?
U+2B1B, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write ⬛, in CSS "\2B1B", and in JavaScript "\u{2B1B}".

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