black circle
A solid black circle, used as a basic geometric shape rather than a picture of an object
Meaning
A solid black circle, used as a basic geometric shape rather than a picture of an object. In conversation it commonly serves as a bullet point, a marker, or a visual stand-in for a dot, and it often appears in lists, diagrams, or formatted text. It can also represent the color black, darkness, or a blank or filled-in state. Some people use it as a neutral placeholder or to indicate a record or stop symbol. Because its meaning depends heavily on context, it is best read as a generic shape rather than a fixed symbol.
Black circle — Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
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Unicode data
U+26ABblack circleE2 9A ABShortcodes
:black_circle:HTML & CSS
⚫⚫\26AB Languages
\u{26AB}\u26AB\x{26AB}\u{26AB}Encodings
xn--g8h%E2%9A%ABFrequently asked
What does ⚫ black circle mean?
A solid black circle, used as a basic geometric shape rather than a picture of an object. In conversation it commonly serves as a bullet point, a marker, or a visual stand-in for a dot, and it often appears in lists, diagrams, or formatted text. It can also represent the color black, darkness, or a blank or filled-in state. Some people use it as a neutral placeholder or to indicate a record or stop symbol. Because its meaning depends heavily on context, it is best read as a generic shape rather than a fixed symbol.
What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for ⚫ black circle?
U+26AB (Unicode 6.0, 2010) · :black_circle:
Which emojis are related to ⚫ black circle?
🔴 red circle, 🟠 orange circle, 🟡 yellow circle, 🟢 green circle, 🔵 blue circle, 🟣 purple circle, 🟤 brown circle, ⚪ white circle