Meaning
A vibrant green square evoking nature, growth, and approval. The color is typically rendered as a bright, medium green—neither too pale nor too dark—with a clean, flat design that works seamlessly on any background. It's one of the most universally positive colors in the geometric emoji lineup.
The green square is heavily used to signal "go," "approved," or "complete" in digital communication. Task managers and note-taking apps display it as a checkmark alternative, and it's become the emoji equivalent of a thumbs-up in visual organization systems. People use it in conversations to indicate acceptance, permission, or that something is ready to proceed. It's also popular for marking environmental themes, eco-friendly choices, or anything nature-related.
Beyond practical organization, the green square carries psychological weight—it feels safe, positive, and forward-moving. In gaming and sports contexts, it can signal success or victory. The emoji works beautifully in sequences with other colored squares, building rainbow or traffic-light visual systems. Approved in Unicode Emoji 12 in 2019, the green square has become essential for anyone managing tasks, notes, or creative projects digitally.
Common Uses
- • Marking approved or completed tasks
- • Indicating 'go' or permission
- • Representing nature and eco-friendly choices
- • Building positive visual organization systems
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
The green square emoji became unexpectedly popular in productivity circles because it perfectly mirrors the satisfaction people feel when they mark a task as complete.
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Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:green_square: :large_green_square: :green_square: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 🟩 |
| HTML (hex) | 🟩 |
| CSS | \1F7E9 |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDFE9 |
| Python | \U0001F7E9 |
| Java | \uD83D\uDFE9 |
| Perl | \x{1F7E9} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F7E9} |
| Punycode | xn--2rjd |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%9F%A9 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x9F 0xA9 |
🟩 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | সবুজ বর্গক্ষেত্র |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 绿色方块 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 綠色方形 |
| Danish | grønt kvadrat |
| Dutch | groen vierkant |
| English | green square |
| English (UK) | green square |
| Estonian | roheline ruut |
| Finnish | vihreä neliö |
| French | carré vert |
| German | grünes Quadrat |
| Hindi | हरा वर्ग |
| Hungarian | zöld négyzet |
| Italian | quadrato verde |
| Japanese | 緑の四角 |
| Korean | 녹색 사각형 |
| Lithuanian | žalias kvadratas |
| Malay | persegi hijau |
| Norwegian | grønt kvadrat |
| Polish | zielony kwadrat |
| Portuguese | quadrado verde |
| Russian | зеленый квадрат |
| Spanish | cuadrado verde |
| Spanish (Mexico) | cuadrado verde |
| Swedish | grön kvadrat |
| Thai | สี่เหลี่ยมสีเขียว |
| Ukrainian | зелений квадрат |
| Vietnamese | hình vuông màu xanh lá cây |