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Black Medium Small Square emoji ◾

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

Updated November 2026 Runs in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded.

:black_medium_small_square:

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

Every code for ◾

NameBlack Medium Small Square
Shortcodes:black_medium_small_square:
CategorySymbols
Emoji versionEmoji 1.0 (2015)
Keywordsicon, shape, button
Code pointsU+25FE
HTML◾
CSS\25FE
JavaScript\u{25FE}
Python\u25fe
UTF-8 bytesE2 97 BE
URL encoded%E2%97%BE

How to type ◾

Without copying it, on every device.

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

Questions

About ◾

Short answers to the questions people ask most.

What does ◾ mean?
◾ is the Black Medium Small Square emoji, in Symbols. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like icon, shape, button.
What is the shortcode for ◾?
:black_medium_small_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 medium small square". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ◾?
U+25FE, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write ◾, in CSS "\25FE", and in JavaScript "\u{25FE}".

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