Symbols · Emoji 0.6
⬛️Black Large Square Emoji
Generally, it just means "nothing" or "empty." People use it to show that something isn’t there, or they don't want to talk about it.
The black large square emoji, ⬛️, represents emptiness, nothingness, or a void.
- Unicode
- U+2B1B U+FE0F
- Released
- 2010
- Shortcode
- :black_
large_ square: - Skin tones
- No
01 — Meaning
What does the ⬛️ Black Large Square emoji mean?
People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 4.
02 — Platforms
Black Large Square emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X
The character is always U+2B1B — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your black large square looks like to the person on the other side.
See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.
03 — Copy & codes
Black Large Square emoji copy and paste
Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :black_large_square:.
All emoji copy and paste →In your code
Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the black large square, code point U+2B1B.
04 — How to type
How to type the ⬛️ Black Large Square emoji
No picker to hand? The black large square can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.
05 — Download
Black Large Square emoji PNG and SVG
Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 9. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.
Emoji PNG library →
Apple
Google
Twitter / X
Facebook
Microsoft
06 — Combinations
Black Large Square emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around black large square for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
All combinations →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
The same character carries a different intent depending on the sender and the message before it.
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.
10 — Difference
⬛️ vs ⚫️ — what is the difference?
Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.
Unicode name: Black Large Square
Code: U+2B1B U+FE0F · added 2010
Shortcode: :black_large_square:
Generally, it just means "nothing" or "empty."
Unicode name: Black Circle
Code: U+26AB U+FE0F · added 2010
Shortcode: :black_circle:
Generally, ⚫️ means “nothing” or “void.”
11 — History
Where the ⬛️ Black Large 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.
Long before Unicode had emoji, Japanese carriers shipped their own picture sets.
⬛️ existed there as
KDDI au E549.
Those codes are why it survived into the standard at all — Unicode had to keep Japanese messages readable.
Black Large Square was approved as U+2B1B U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Emoji 0.6 is the original 2010 batch that came over from the Japanese sets.
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