What are squared letters?

Squared letters are decorative Unicode characters that display letters enclosed within square boxes. These characters are part of the Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement block in Unicode, originally designed for various labeling and annotation purposes. The outlined variant (🄰-🅉) features letters inside white squares with black outlines, creating a clean, minimalist appearance similar to keyboard keys or button labels. Unlike regular text styling that depends on fonts, squared letters are actual Unicode characters that maintain their appearance across all platforms and applications.

Tool description

The Squared Outlined Text Converter transforms standard Latin letters into squared outlined Unicode characters and vice versa. Input text like "HELLO" becomes "🄷🄴🄻🄻🄾" with each letter enclosed in an outlined square box. The tool supports bidirectional conversion, allowing you to encode normal text into squared format or decode squared characters back to regular letters. Since these are standard Unicode characters, the converted text can be copied and used anywhere that supports Unicode—social media, messaging apps, documents, and more.

Examples

Normal Text Squared Outlined Text
HELLO 🄷🄴🄻🄻🄾
WORLD 🅆🄾🅁🄻🄳
ABC 🄰🄱🄲
hello 🄷🄴🄻🄻🄾
Test 🅃🄴🅂🅃

Features

  • Bidirectional conversion between normal and squared outlined text
  • Converts both uppercase and lowercase letters to squared format
  • Preserves numbers, spaces, punctuation, and special characters unchanged
  • Real-time conversion as you type
  • Works with all A-Z letters (26 characters)

Use cases

  • Social media profiles: Create distinctive usernames and bios that stand out with boxed letters
  • Labeling and notation: Format text to resemble keyboard shortcuts or button labels
  • Creative headers: Design eye-catching titles for posts, stories, or digital content
  • Gaming: Generate unique player names and guild tags for online games
  • Accessibility: Create visually distinct text markers for navigation or emphasis