U+25D0

Circle left half black◐

Circle left half black 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.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+25D0
Decimal
9680
Hex
0x25D0
Octal
0o22720

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25D0
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0CIRCLE WITH LEFT HALF BLACK
DecimalBase 109680
HexadecimalBase 160x25D0
OctalBase 80o22720
BinaryBase 20010010111010000
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+25A0–U+25FFGeometric Shapes
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)◐
HTML entity (hex)◐
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\25D0
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%97%90

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u25D0
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25D0
Python\u25D0
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25D0

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 97 90
UTF-16 (BE)25D0
UTF-32 (BE)000025D0

How to type Circle left half black

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +25D0 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 25D0 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 25D0. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Circle left half black".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25d0, 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, \25D0 in CSS, and \u25D0 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
CIRCLE WITH LEFT HALF BLACK
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 Circle left half black 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 Circle left half black?

Circle left half black is U+25D0 (decimal 9680, hexadecimal 0x25D0, octal 0o22720). 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 Circle left half black?

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

What is the HTML code for Circle left half black?

Use ◐ or ◐. In CSS, use content: "\25D0".

How do I type Circle left half black in code?

JavaScript: "\u25D0". Python: "\u25D0". JSON and Java: "\u25D0". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 97 90.

Is Circle left half black an emoji?

No. Circle left half black 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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