⬬ is the Unicode character BLACK HORIZONTAL ELLIPSE, code point U+2B2C (decimal 11052) in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, added in Unicode 5.1. In HTML write ⬬, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 AC AC.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+2B2C |
| Decimal | 11052 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 AC AC |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 2B2C |
| UTF-32 | 00002B2C |
| HTML decimal | ⬬ |
| HTML hex | ⬬ |
| CSS | \2B2C |
| JavaScript | \u2B2C |
| JSON | \u2B2C |
| Python | \u2B2C |
| Python by name | \N{BLACK HORIZONTAL ELLIPSE} |
| Java, C# | \u2B2C |
| Rust, Swift | \u{2B2C} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u2B2C |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%AC%AC |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | BLACK HORIZONTAL ELLIPSE |
| Code point | U+2B2C (decimal 11052) |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows (U+2B00–U+2BFF) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 5.1 |
Nearby in Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows
- ⬤ U+2B24 Black Large Circle
- ⬥ U+2B25 Black Medium Diamond
- ⬦ U+2B26 White Medium Diamond
- ⬧ U+2B27 Black Medium Lozenge
- ⬨ U+2B28 White Medium Lozenge
- ⬩ U+2B29 Black Small Diamond
- ⬪ U+2B2A Black Small Lozenge
- ⬫ U+2B2B White Small Lozenge
- ⬭ U+2B2D White Horizontal Ellipse
- ⬮ U+2B2E Black Vertical Ellipse
- ⬯ U+2B2F White Vertical Ellipse
- ⬰ U+2B30 Left Arrow With Small Circle
- ⬱ U+2B31 Three Leftwards Arrows
- ⬲ U+2B32 Left Arrow With Circled Plus
- ⬳ U+2B33 Long Leftwards Squiggle Arrow
- ⬴ U+2B34 Leftwards Two-Headed Arrow With Vertical Stroke
All 254 characters: Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ⬬?
- Use ⬬ (decimal) or ⬬ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+2B2C?
- E2 AC AC (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%AC%AC.
- How do I write U+2B2C in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u2B2C. Python: \u2B2C.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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