U+25D3

Circle top half black◓

Circle top 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+25D3
Decimal
9683
Hex
0x25D3
Octal
0o22723

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25D3
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0CIRCLE WITH UPPER HALF BLACK
DecimalBase 109683
HexadecimalBase 160x25D3
OctalBase 80o22723
BinaryBase 20010010111010011
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: "…"\25D3
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%97%93

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u25D3
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25D3
Python\u25D3
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25D3

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 97 93
UTF-16 (BE)25D3
UTF-32 (BE)000025D3

How to type Circle top half black

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +25D3 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 25D3 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 25D3. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Circle top half black".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25d3, 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, \25D3 in CSS, and \u25D3 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
CIRCLE WITH UPPER 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 top 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 top half black?

Circle top half black is U+25D3 (decimal 9683, hexadecimal 0x25D3, octal 0o22723). 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 top half black?

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

What is the HTML code for Circle top half black?

Use ◓ or ◓. In CSS, use content: "\25D3".

How do I type Circle top half black in code?

JavaScript: "\u25D3". Python: "\u25D3". JSON and Java: "\u25D3". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 97 93.

Is Circle top half black an emoji?

No. Circle top 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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