BLACK SQUARE vs WHITE SQUARE
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Property Comparison
| Property | ■ U+25A0 | □ U+25A1 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | BLACK SQUARE | WHITE SQUARE |
| Block | Geometric Shapes | Geometric Shapes |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) | Other Symbol (So) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+25A0 | U+25A1 |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+25A0 | U+25A1 |
| decimal | 9632 | 9633 |
| htmldecimal | ■ | □ |
| htmlhex | ■ | □ |
| css | \25A0 | \25A1 |
| javascript | \u{25A0} | \u{25A1} |
| python | \u25a0 | \u25a1 |
| java | \u25A0 | \u25A1 |
| go | \u25A0 | \u25A1 |
| ruby | \u{25A0} | \u{25A1} |
| rust | \u{25A0} | \u{25A1} |
| ccpp | \u25a0 | \u25a1 |
| urlencoded | %E2%96%A0 | %E2%96%A1 |
| utf8bytes | e2 96 a0 | e2 96 a1 |
| utf16bebytes | 25 a0 | 25 a1 |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 25 a0 | 00 00 25 a1 |
How to Distinguish
Both BLACK SQUARE and WHITE SQUARE belong to the Geometric Shapes block and Zyyy script. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.