U+25CF

Black circle●

Black circle is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Geometric Shapes block, listed here under Shapes. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "dot", "filled".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+25CF
Decimal
9679
Hex
0x25CF
Octal
0o22717

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25CF
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK CIRCLE
DecimalBase 109679
HexadecimalBase 160x25CF
OctalBase 80o22717
BinaryBase 20010010111001111
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+25A0–U+25FFGeometric Shapes
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)●
HTML entity (hex)●
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\25CF
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%97%8F

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u25CF
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25CF
Python\u25CF
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25CF

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 97 8F
UTF-16 (BE)25CF
UTF-32 (BE)000025CF

How to type Black circle

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +25CF with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 25CF then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 25CF. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Black circle".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25cf, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ● in HTML, \25CF in CSS, and \u25CF in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK CIRCLE
Block
Geometric Shapes (U+25A0–U+25FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Geometric Shapes block: U25A0.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Black circle symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ● and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Black circle?

Black circle is U+25CF (decimal 9679, hexadecimal 0x25CF, octal 0o22717). It lives in the Geometric Shapes block (U+25A0–U+25FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Black circle?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "BLACK CIRCLE". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Black circle?

Use ● or ●. In CSS, use content: "\25CF".

How do I type Black circle in code?

JavaScript: "\u25CF". Python: "\u25CF". JSON and Java: "\u25CF". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 97 8F.

Is Black circle an emoji?

No. Black circle is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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