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See also: [U+220E END OF PROOF] and [U+23F9 BLACK SQUARE FOR STOP]

U+25A0, ■
BLACK SQUARE

[U+259F]
Geometric Shapes
[U+25A1]
U+FFED, ■
HALFWIDTH BLACK SQUARE

[U+FFEC]
Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms
[U+FFEE]

Translingual

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Description

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A filled square.

Symbol

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  1. Introduces items in a list.
    • 2007, Gloria G. Mayer, Michael Villaire, Health Literacy in Primary Care: A Clinician’s Guide (in English), Springer Publishing, →ISBN, page 197:
      Remember these points when using a vertical list:
      Introduce the list with a sentence that explains what you are listing.
      Indent the list.
      Use left justification so that your bullets or numbers line up directly under one another.
    • 2009, Pat Francis, Inspiring Writing in Art and Design: Taking a Line for a Write (in English), Intellect Books, →ISBN, page 152:
      do not turn the postcard over to reveal the written side
      don’t spend ages choosing a card – just take any one
      look at the picture
      then write on a piece of paper using the following questions as stimuli
      you can jot words down or use full sentences – it doesn’t matter.
    • 2012, Heather Graves, Roger Graves, A Strategic Guide to Technical Communication, 2nd edition (in English), Broadview Press, →ISBN, page 133:
      There are three main reasons to switch to flashing rather than shingling through the gutter:
      Ice dams in the winter cannot penetrate the metal flashing or cause leaking.
      Installation is 30% faster.
      The flashing and shingle combination is more aesthetically appealing.
  2. Used as an end mark to indicate the end of an article.
    Synonym:
    • 1997, "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe", season 1, episode 1 of South Park
      [disclaimer before the start of the show]
      The following program contains coarse language and due to its content it should not be viewed by anyone
  3. See for the stop button.
  4. See for the QED symbol.
  5. See for various uses of a square outline.