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White circle
U+25CB · Geometric Shapes
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Meaning and uses
An empty circle, the unfilled partner of ●. Use it for unselected options, ratings or a quiet decoration.
Unicode details
○ is the Unicode character named WHITE CIRCLE, code point U+25CB, in the Geometric Shapes block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a symbol (general category So).
It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.
| Unicode name | WHITE CIRCLE |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+25CB |
| Block | Geometric Shapes |
| Added | Unicode 1.1 (1993) |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 97 8B |
| UTF-16 | 25CB |
| HTML | ○ or ○ |
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How to type ○
- On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
- In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 25CB and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ○.
- On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “white circle”.
- On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 25cb, then Space or Enter.
- In HTML, use
○or○. In a CSScontentproperty, use"\25CB".