What does 🟦 Blue Square mean?
A solid blue square. It builds pixel art, flags and progress bars, and represents blue in colour-coded calendars or team charts. In Wordle’s high-contrast mode it takes the place of yellow, marking letters that are in the word but in the wrong spot. People also use it for water, sky or a calm, cool aesthetic.
🟦 Blue Square is an emoji from the Symbols category (geometric shapes), added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019.
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🟦 Blue Square on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Blue Square looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Blue 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 :large_blue_square:.
When was the Blue Square emoji added?
🟦 Blue Square was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019. 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 Blue Square. The underlying code (U+1F7E6) 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.