Technical information

Symbol
NameWhite circle
Unicode numberU+25CB
CategoryGo markersCircle
DescriptionThe Unicode character ○, or U+25CB, is known as the "White Circle". It is part of the "Geometric Shapes" block and falls under the "Other Symbol" category in the Unicode standard. This character represents a plain circle outline without any fill, similar to a ring or hoop. It is commonly used to represent an empty state in radio buttons or checkboxes in user interfaces, but it can also be used in a wide range of other contexts such as diagrams, charts, games, or artwork. Its use can vary greatly depending on the specific context and the creative intent of the user.

Encoding

HTML Entity○
HTML Entity (hex)○
HTML Entity (named)
URL Escape Code%E2%97%8B
UTF-8 (hex)0xE2 0x97 0x8B
UTF-8 (binary)11100010:10010111:10001011
UTF-160x25CB
UTF-320x000025CB

Source Code

C, C++, and Java"\u25CB"
CSS Code\25CB
JavaScript"\u25CB"
Perl\x{25CB}
Python 2u"\u25CB"
Python 3\u25CB
Ruby\u{25CB}

Preview

This Unicode character looks like this ○ in sentence and in bold like this and in italic like this .

Font size:

12px
16px
20px
28px
36px
48px
72px

CSS Property: font-weight

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HTML Forms and Input

input
disabled input
input-group
select
button
button

Code examples in HTML and CSS

<span>&#9675;</span>

            
span {
    content: "\25CB";
}

The symbol in different fonts

-apple-system
Apple Color Emoji
Arial
BlinkMacSystemFont
Courier New
Georgia
Droid Sans
Helvetica
Noto Sans
Oxygen
Roboto
"Segoe UI"
sans-serif
Segoe UI Emoji
Segoe UI Symbol
system-ui
Times New Roman
Ubuntu
Verdana

References