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What ▪️ means
A tiny black square that seems like a dot. The ▪️ Black Small Square emoji is the smallest square in the black-square emoji series. Apart from suggesting a squared dot, it could be used as bullet points too.
How and when to use it
- If you're making small pointers in your post/repost caption or if you're texting someone something that's easier when conveyed in points, you could use ▪️.
- The ▪️ is so small that it can be easily mistaken for a dot. This means, if you're referring to a dot in any context, this emoji would be the perfect replacement. Like, "A ▪️ is what you need to make a point".
- When paired with the other members of the black-square emoji series (⬛ Black Large Square, ◼️ Black Medium Square, and ◾ Black Medium Small Square) ▪️ either acts as the starting point or the ending point of an ascending or descending sequence.
- Some examples supporting the previous point -
My levels of tolerance on a weekday - ▪️◾◼️◼️◼️⬛◼️◼️◼️◾▪️
My levels of tolerance during the weekend - ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️
Other Names
- ▪️ Smallest Black Square
- ▪️ Black Dot
- ▪️ Black Square
- ▪️ Tiny Black Square
- ▪️ Black Squared Dot
- ▪️ Black Bullet Point
The lowdown
- Category
- Symbols › geometric
- Codepoints
U+25AA U+FE0F- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:black_small_square:GitHub- Keywords
- black, geometric, small, square
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — ▪️ Black Small Square or 🤽♂️ Man Playing Water Polo?
Related emojis
🔴red circle🟠orange circle🟡yellow circle🟢green circle🔵blue circle🟣purple circle🟤brown circle⚫black circle⚪white circle🟥red square🟧orange square🟨yellow square🟩green square🟦blue square🟪purple square🟫brown square⬛black large square⬜white large square◼️black medium square◻️white medium square◾black medium-small square◽white medium-small square▫️white small square🔶large orange diamond