Halfwidth Black Square Letter
￭ (HALFWIDTH BLACK SQUARE) is a compact black square character often used as a solid visual block.
U+FFED
￭ is the Unicode character named HALFWIDTH BLACK SQUARE. Because it’s a “halfwidth” form, it’s designed to occupy less horizontal space than some fullwidth blocks.
Halfwidth Black Square Letter Meaning
￭ (U+FFED) is a typographic symbol consisting of a solid black square. In practice, it’s most commonly used as a visual marker or placeholder—such as indicating a checkbox-like item, denoting a bullet for dense layouts, or separating elements with a block character. Since it’s a Unicode character rather than an emoji, it may render differently depending on the font and text environment. While it doesn’t have a single universally established cultural meaning, it functions reliably as a compact “filled square” in plain text.
Common uses
- •Use as a compact bullet or divider in narrow text layouts
- •Represent a filled checkbox or selected state in plain text
- •Create simple loading/status blocks in text-only UIs
- •Mark placeholders or form fields in drafts and mockups
- •Use as a section separator in headers and captions
Examples
￭ Halfwidth Black Square
- ￭￭ Selected
- ￭Item 1 ￭ Item 2 ￭ Item 3
- ￭Status: ￭
- ￭Priority: ￭ High
- ￭Draft marker: ￭
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+FFED | |
| HTML Entity | ￭ | |
| HTML Code | ￭ | |
| CSS | \FFED | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 65517 | |
| Decimal | 65517 |
How to type Halfwidth Black Square Letter (￭)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 65517 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type FFED then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type FFED. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type ffed, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ￭ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Halfwidth Black Square letter mean?
￭ (U+FFED) is a typographic symbol consisting of a solid black square. In practice, it’s most commonly used as a visual marker or placeholder—such as indicating a checkbox-like item, denoting a bullet for dense layouts, or separating elements with a block character. Since it’s a Unicode character rather than an emoji, it may render differently depending on the font and text environment. While it doesn’t have a single universally established cultural meaning, it functions reliably as a compact “filled square” in plain text.
What is the Unicode code point for ￭?
￭ is U+FFED (HALFWIDTH BLACK SQUARE).
How can I copy ￭ in HTML?
Use the HTML entity ￭.
What CSS escape can I use for this character?
You can use \FFED (CSS escape format).
Does ￭ have a special cultural meaning?
Not in a broadly established way; it’s mainly used as a compact solid square character for visual marking in text.