What ◧ means
By itself, ◧ has no fixed status meaning. It shows a square with the left half filled; a chart legend must explain what that fill represents.
Unicode describes geometric shapes as a collection drawn from earlier character standards; the half-square series including ◧ comes from the Linotype font collection, a set of type designs.
Why does ◧ render differently?
The font controls its drawing. Weight and proportions can vary; if a font lacks ◧, software may use a fallback font or display a missing-character box.
Neutral and diagram-like; a legend supplies any specific role.
Don't infer progress or approval without a legend.
Don't confuse it with
2Questions people ask
1Why does ◧ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type ◧
◧\25E7Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.