What does ◼️ Black Medium Square mean?
A medium black square, one size down from ⬛. It works as a neat bullet point, a separator between lines, or a solid block in minimal designs. It can also stand in for a blacked-out word. Designers and list-makers like it because it looks crisp and orderly without drawing too much attention to itself.
◼️ Black Medium Square is an emoji from the Symbols category (geometric shapes), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
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◼️ Black Medium Square on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Black Medium Square looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Black Medium Square emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ◼️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :black_medium_square:.
When was the Black Medium Square emoji added?
◼️ Black Medium Square was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ◼️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Black Medium Square. The underlying code (U+25FC U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.