Inverse Checker Board Fill 🮖
🮖 (U+1FB96) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Inverse Checker Board Fill is part of the Symbols family (block: Symbols for Legacy Computing). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: INVERSE CHECKER BOARD FILL depicts the INVERSE CHECKER BOARD FILL character. It carries a meaning of a check mark that typically means confirmed, done, or correct in lists and UIs. In practice, you can use it to indicate a completed task in a to-do list. It can mark a correct option in a form or survey. It may appear in status messages to signal success or approval after an action. Cross-platform appearance can vary by font and platform, so test its visibility in different apps. For accessibility, provide a text label or aria-label that describes its meaning for screen readers and ensure sufficient contrast.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1FB96
in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1FB96
- General Category:
So
- Age:
13.0
- Bidi Class:
ON
- Block:
Symbols for Legacy Computing
- Script:
Common
- UTF-8:
F0 9F AE 96
- UTF-16:
D83E DF96
- UTF-32:
0001FB96
- HTML dec:
🮖
- HTML hex:
🮖
- JS escape:
\u{1FB96}
- Python \N{}:
\N{INVERSE CHECKER BOARD FILL}
- Python \U:
\U0001FB96
- URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%AE%96
- CSS escape:
\1FB96
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1FB96
or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🮖
(hex) or 🮖
(decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.