Large Black Circle Black Pentagon Large Black Square Large White Square Small Black Diamond Small White Diamond Small Black Lozenge Small White Lozenge Small White Arabic Star

These ruminations are based on based on UTR 25 (Unicode and Mathematics), revision 7, section 2.11 (Geometric Shapes) in particular. The conclusions are-(i) a plea for more consistency when naming characters; (ii) a request that characters based on abstract shapes should have some indicator of the size of the character relative to the rest of the font; (iii) that the code chart entry for U+2023 TRIANGULAR BULLET be amended to show " = 25B8 black right-pointing small triangle " instead of " → 25B8 black right-pointing small triangle " ; (iv) that the reference to U+2588 FULL BLOCK should be removed from Table 2.4 of UTR 25; (v) that the paragraph " Actual Sizes " , in §2.11 Geometric Shapes, be amended to read: The shapes shown here for a given size all have the same area. The precise sizes and shapes chosen, however, are a matter for the font designer, provided only that the order of relative sizes is adhered to, and that shapes of identical size should, in some sense, have equal " visual impact ". (vi) that, in the interests of consistency and completeness, the following characters be added to the set of abstract shapes: