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Is there any Unicode equivalent for a grid of icons symbol?

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Is there any such symbol that is similar in Unicode?

After all, I was able to find ☰ as a symbol, just wondering if there is anything similar to a grid of icons.

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user3399717 Avatar asked Mar 09 '14 22:03

user3399717


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No, there is not. You can check yourself the "Symbol, other" (So) list, and possibly the "Symbol, math (Sm) list" (and also other lists, if you deem it worthwhile).

The closest approximation I could find is U+25A6, i.e., ▦ (if your browser is able to display that)

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Walter Tross Avatar answered Nov 15 '22 22:11

Walter Tross


A couple of options not already mentioned are:

  • Vertical Ellipsis (⋮), repeated 3 times (⋮⋮⋮)
  • Ethiopic Tonal Mark Rikrik (᎒), repeated 3 times (᎒᎒᎒).
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Joe DeRose Avatar answered Nov 15 '22 20:11

Joe DeRose


Not exactly a grid of icons but character U+25A6, called "Square with Orthogonal Crosshatch Fill", is usually rendered as a 4x4 grid.

U+25A6

  • Unicode Group: Geometric Shapes
  • Hex Code: ▦
  • Decimal Code: ▦
  • https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+25A6

There are also some Braille patterns you could use. The only problem being they only come in two columns. "Braille Pattern Dots-12345678" is rendered as two columns of four dots.

U+28FF

  • Unicode Group: Braille Patterns
  • Hex Code: ⣿
  • Decimal Code: ⣿
  • https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+28FF

You can put one after the next and modify the kerning. In CSS it would be letter-spacing: -.2em; for it to be precise. It would look like this:

Dot Matrix

You can paste this in the address bar for a preview:

data:text/html,<html style="letter-spacing: -.2em"><meta charset="utf-8">⣿⣿
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JP de la Torre Avatar answered Nov 15 '22 22:11

JP de la Torre