U+25E0

Upper half circle◠

Upper half circle is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Geometric Shapes block, listed here under Faces & Emoticons. 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 "eye", "closed", "mouth", "emoticon".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+25E0
Decimal
9696
Hex
0x25E0
Octal
0o22740

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25E0
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0UPPER HALF CIRCLE
DecimalBase 109696
HexadecimalBase 160x25E0
OctalBase 80o22740
BinaryBase 20010010111100000
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: "…"\25E0
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%97%A0

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u25E0
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25E0
Python\u25E0
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25E0

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 97 A0
UTF-16 (BE)25E0
UTF-32 (BE)000025E0

How to type Upper half circle

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +25E0 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 25E0 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 25E0. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Upper half circle".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25e0, 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, \25E0 in CSS, and \u25E0 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
UPPER HALF 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 Upper half 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 Upper half circle?

Upper half circle is U+25E0 (decimal 9696, hexadecimal 0x25E0, octal 0o22740). 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 Upper half circle?

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

What is the HTML code for Upper half circle?

Use ◠ or ◠. In CSS, use content: "\25E0".

How do I type Upper half circle in code?

JavaScript: "\u25E0". Python: "\u25E0". JSON and Java: "\u25E0". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 97 A0.

Is Upper half circle an emoji?

No. Upper half 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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