U+25E1

Lower half circle◡

Lower 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 "smile", "mouth", "emoticon".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+25E1
Decimal
9697
Hex
0x25E1
Octal
0o22741

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+25E1
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LOWER HALF CIRCLE
DecimalBase 109697
HexadecimalBase 160x25E1
OctalBase 80o22741
BinaryBase 20010010111100001
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: "…"\25E1
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%97%A1

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u25E1
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u25E1
Python\u25E1
Java / C# / Kotlin\u25E1

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 97 A1
UTF-16 (BE)25E1
UTF-32 (BE)000025E1

How to type Lower half circle

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +25E1 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 25E1 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 25E1. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Lower half circle".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25e1, 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, \25E1 in CSS, and \u25E1 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LOWER 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 Lower 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 Lower half circle?

Lower half circle is U+25E1 (decimal 9697, hexadecimal 0x25E1, octal 0o22741). 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 Lower half circle?

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

What is the HTML code for Lower half circle?

Use ◡ or ◡. In CSS, use content: "\25E1".

How do I type Lower half circle in code?

JavaScript: "\u25E1". Python: "\u25E1". JSON and Java: "\u25E1". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 97 A1.

Is Lower half circle an emoji?

No. Lower 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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