White Pentagon

Known as the White Pentagon, this geometric character is a five-sided polygon with a transparent or hollow center. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block within the Common script, representing an upright, equilateral shape with a flat base and a single vertex pointing upward. When read aloud in a technical or mathematical context, researchers and students typically refer to it simply as an open or hollow pentagon.

This symbol serves several distinct purposes in modern typography and digital communication. In geometry and mathematics, it frequently marks specific points on a diagram or denotes a pentagonal set of coordinates. Within social media and casual messaging, users often employ it as a clean bullet point or a decorative framing element. Furthermore, it appears in various board games and mapping applications to represent locations, units, or icons requiring a distinct five-sided outline to differentiate them from circles and squares.