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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

Description

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. Indicates the end of an article.
    • 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.
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