Technical information

Symbol
NameSquared times
Unicode numberU+22A0
CategoryBallot box symbols
DescriptionThe Unicode character ⊠, or U+22A0, is known as the "Squared Times". It belongs to the "Mathematical Operators" block and falls under the "Symbol, Math" category in the Unicode standard. This character is a graphic representation of the mathematical operation of multiplication, but in a unique form where the multiplication cross ('x') is enclosed within a square. It is typically used in advanced mathematical or theoretical contexts. The specific appearance and usage of this character can depend on the system and application it's being used in.

Encoding

HTML Entity⊠
HTML Entity (hex)⊠
HTML Entity (named)
URL Escape Code%E2%8A%A0
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x8A 0xA0
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10001010:10100000
UTF-160x22A0
UTF-320x000022A0

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u22A0"
CSS Code\22A0
JavaScript"\u22A0"
Perl\x{22A0}
Python 2u"\u22A0"
Python 3\u22A0
Ruby\u{22A0}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ⊠ in sentence and in bold like this and in italic like this .

Font size:

12px
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28px
36px
48px
72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#8864;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\22A0";
}

The symbol in different fonts

-apple-system
Apple Color Emoji
Arial
BlinkMacSystemFont
Courier New
Georgia
Droid Sans
Helvetica
Noto Sans
Oxygen
Roboto
"Segoe UI"
sans-serif
Segoe UI Emoji
Segoe UI Symbol
system-ui
Times New Roman
Ubuntu
Verdana

References