Lozenge

A symbol from the Geometric Shapes collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Geometric Shapes collection
Symbol
Unicode
U+25CA
HTML entity
◊

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About the lozenge symbol

Known as the Lozenge, this diamond-shaped glyph represents a rhombus with acute and obtuse angles. It is typically read as lozenge or diamond and belongs to the Geometric Shapes block in the Common script. Unlike the narrow diamond used in card suits, this character is often designed with balanced proportions to match the height and weight of capital letters in many fonts.

In professional contexts, the lozenge appears frequently in mathematics and formal logic to represent the possibility operator in modal logic. It also serves a practical role in typography as a bullet point or decorative divider. On international keyboards, the symbol is standard for the subtotal key on adding machines, while in visual media, it is sometimes used to indicate navigation points or as a generic status icon in software interfaces.

How to type Lozenge

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options
  1. In Word / Outlook: type 25CA then press Alt + X.
  2. Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options
  1. Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 25CA.
  2. Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.

Linux

1 step
  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 25CA, then press Enter or Space.

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Part of the Geometric Shapes block

lozenge lives inside the Geometric Shapes Unicode block. Browse every indexed character in Geometric Shapes

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