What does ▪️ Black Small Square mean?
A small black square, the tiniest of the black square emojis. It makes a discreet bullet or separator, like the dots between interests in a bio (“design ▪️ photography ▪️ travel”). It is also used for small accents in text art. Its size keeps lists neat without stealing attention from the words themselves.
▪️ Black Small Square is an emoji from the Symbols category (geometric shapes), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
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▪️ Black Small Square on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Black Small Square looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Black Small 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_small_square:.
When was the Black Small Square emoji added?
▪️ Black Small 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 Small Square. The underlying code (U+25AA 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.