◽️ White Medium-small Square Emoji

01 — Meaning

What does the ◽️ White Medium-small Square emoji mean?

In plain english

Basically, it’s just a blank space. People use it to show they’re thinking, or they don't have anything more to add to a message. It's a lighthearted way to fill space. ◽️ sits in black emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in white emojis and dark emojis.

Where it comes from

The ◽️ emoji is a simple white square. It’s often used to represent emptiness, blankness, or simply a placeholder. People use it when they don’t have a specific image or word to convey a thought. It can express agreement, a pause in a conversation, or just a little bit of visual interest. It’s pretty versatile.

Also known as

People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 4.

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02 — Platforms

White Medium-small Square emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the white medium-small square as 9 vendors ship it.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

FacebookFacebook, Messenger

OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

SamsungGalaxy, One UI

MicrosoftWindows, Teams, Fluent

WhatsAppWhatsApp on Android

JoyPixelsSlack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

White Medium-small Square emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :white_medium_small_square:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+25FD.

04 — How to type

How to type the ◽️ White Medium-small Square emoji

Where the emoji key lives on each system — and the codes for when there is no picker at all.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “white medium-small square”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.

Android

On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.

Windows & Mac

Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “white medium-small square”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :white_medium_small_square: and it converts to ◽️ as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use ◽️, in CSS \25FD\FE0F, in JavaScript \u{25FD}\u{FE0F}.

No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

05 — Download

White Medium-small Square emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the white medium-small square as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 9 of them.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

Samsung PNG · 64px

Microsoft PNG · 64px

WhatsApp PNG · 64px

JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

White Medium-small Square emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around white medium-small square for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →

Cool white medium-small square combos

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Dark white medium-small square combos

Party white medium-small square combos

Love white medium-small square combos

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Unhinged white medium-small square combos

Soft white medium-small square combos

Late night white medium-small square combos

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Y2K white medium-small square combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — In conversation

What ◽️ means from a girl or a guy

Who sent the white medium-small square and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.

From a girl

Honestly, girls often use it to signal they’re considering something or just want to acknowledge what you said without needing a big response. Sometimes it’s a subtle way of saying “okay” or “I hear you.” It’s not a super deep meaning, usually.

From a guy

Guys use it similarly to girls – often to indicate they're processing information. It can be a quick way to show they’re listening, or they're just adding a little visual flair to a message. It’s not a coded signal, really.

How to reply

If someone sends you ◽️, you could reply with: “👍”, “🤔”, “Okay cool 😎”, or “Let me know!”

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What ◽️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram

Basically, it’s just a blank space. People use it to show they’re thinking, or they don't have anything more to add to a message. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.

WhatsApp draws ◽️ with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only ◽️ in it is shown enlarged.

Discord & Slack

Both accept the shortcode :white_medium_small_square:. Discord renders Twemoji, so ◽️ looks different there than on your phone.

Outlook & email

Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste ◽️ from the copy button above.

09 — Related

Emojis similar to the White Medium-small Square emoji

Same family (geometric) — often confused with white medium-small square or used alongside it.

Symbols →

💠Diamond with a Dot 🔘Radio Button 🔴Red Circle 🟠Orange Circle 🟡Yellow Circle 🟢Green Circle 🔵Blue Circle 🟣Purple Circle ⚫️Black Circle ⚪️White Circle 🟤Brown Circle 🔺Red Triangle Pointed Up

Collections ◽️ belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

black emojis white emojis dark emojis

10 — Difference

◽️ vs ⚪️ — what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

◽️ White Medium-small Square

Unicode name: White Medium-small Square

Code: U+25FD U+FE0F · added 2010

Shortcode: :white_medium_small_square:

Basically, it’s just a blank space.

⚪️ White Circle

Unicode name: White Circle

Code: U+26AA U+FE0F · added 2010

Shortcode: :white_circle:

Generally, the ⚪️ emoji just means a white circle.

Open ⚪️ White Circle →

11 — History

Where the ◽️ White Medium-small Square emoji came from

This one is older than Unicode emoji: Japanese carriers were drawing it on their handsets years before the standard existed, which it finally joined in 2010.

1997–2008

Japanese carrier phones

Long before Unicode had emoji, Japanese carriers shipped their own picture sets. ◽️ existed there as KDDI au E534. Those codes are why it survived into the standard at all — Unicode had to keep Japanese messages readable.

2010

Added to the standard

White Medium-small Square was approved as U+25FD U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Emoji 0.6 is the original 2010 batch that came over from the Japanese sets.

Today

Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so ◽️ is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

12 — FAQ

White Medium-small Square emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the ◽️ White Medium-small Square emoji mean?

Basically, it’s just a blank space. People use it to show they’re thinking, or they don't have anything more to add to a message. It's a lighthearted way to fill space.

What does ◽️ mean from a girl?

Honestly, girls often use it to signal they’re considering something or just want to acknowledge what you said without needing a big response. Sometimes it’s a subtle way of saying “okay” or “I hear you.” It’s not a super deep meaning, usually.

What does ◽️ mean from a guy?

Guys use it similarly to girls – often to indicate they're processing information. It can be a quick way to show they’re listening, or they're just adding a little visual flair to a message. It’s not a coded signal, really.

How do you reply to the ◽️ emoji?

If someone sends you ◽️, you could reply with: “👍”, “🤔”, “Okay cool 😎”, or “Let me know!”

What else is the ◽️ emoji called?

White Medium-small Square is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “geometric emoji”, “medium-small emoji”, “square emoji”, “white emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+25FD U+FE0F.

What is the Unicode code for ◽️?

The White Medium-small Square emoji is U+25FD U+FE0F, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). In HTML you can write it as ◽️, and in CSS as \25FD\FE0F.

How do I copy and paste the ◽️ emoji?

Tap the copy button at the top of this page — ◽️ goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :white_medium_small_square: for Slack and Discord.

Does ◽️ look the same on every phone?

No. White Medium-small Square is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+25FD. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

◽️White Medium-small Square Emoji

In your code