What does 🟫 Brown Square mean?
A solid brown square. In pixel art it stands for dirt, wood, bread or hair, and in colour-coded grids it marks a brown category. Gamers use it for blocky landscapes and crafting builds, and others for coffee or chocolate themes. It is one of the seven coloured squares added to emoji in 2019.
🟫 Brown Square is an emoji from the Symbols category (geometric shapes), added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019.
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🟫 Brown Square on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Brown Square looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Brown 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_brown_square:.
When was the Brown Square emoji added?
🟫 Brown 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 Brown Square. The underlying code (U+1F7EB) 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.