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Technical information

Symbol☐
NameBallot box
Unicode numberU+2610
CategorySquaresBallot box symbols
DescriptionThe Unicode character ☐, or U+2610, is known as the "Ballot Box". This character is part of the "Miscellaneous Symbols" block and falls under the "Symbol, Other" category. As its name suggests, it is a symbol that represents an empty ballot box. It's generally depicted as a simple square box with clear, unmarked interior. In many contexts, this symbol is used to indicate a place where a check mark or an 'X' can be added, signifying a vote, choice, or confirmation. Its use is prominent in forms, voting instructions, or other similar representations requiring user input.

Encoding

HTML Entity☐
HTML Entity (hex)☐
URL Escape Code%E2%98%90
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x98 0x90
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10011000:10010000
UTF-160x2610
UTF-320x00002610

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u2610"
CSS Code\2610
JavaScript"\u2610"
Perl\x{2610}
Python 2u"\u2610"
Python 3\u2610
Ruby\u{2610}

Preview

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

Font size:

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16px
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20px
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28px
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36px
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48px
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72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
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input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#9744;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\2610";
}

The symbol in different fonts

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

References