What does ⬜ White Large Square mean?
A large plain white square. In Wordle shares it marks letters that are not in the word when light mode is on, and in pixel art it is the blank or highlight tile. People also use it as an empty checkbox in a to-do list or a blank canvas waiting to be filled. Next to ⬛ it makes checkerboard patterns.
⬜ White Large Square is an emoji from the Symbols category (geometric shapes), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
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⬜ White Large Square on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how White Large Square looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the White Large 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 :white_large_square:.
When was the White Large Square emoji added?
⬜ White Large 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 White Large Square. The underlying code (U+2B1C) 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.