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Black circle symbol ●

Black circle (●) is Unicode U+25CF. Tap Copy to grab it, or type it on any device using the steps below.

A solid circle, used as a bullet, a filled radio marker or a dot in diagrams.

How to type ●

Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 25cf.

Windows

Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ●.

Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 25CF and then press Alt+X.

Mac

Press Control+Command+Space, search for “black circle” and double-click ●.

That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.

iPhone

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ● and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ● as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.

Android

Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ● and tap Paste.

To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ● and add a shortcut.

Linux

Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25cf, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.

Word and Google Docs

Word: type 25CF, then press Alt+X.

Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “black circle”.

Codes for ●

UnicodeU+25CF
Official nameBLACK CIRCLE
BlockGeometric Shapes
Added inUnicode 1.1
HTML decimal●
HTML hex●
CSScontent: "\25CF";
JavaScript"\u25CF"
Python"\u25CF"
UTF-8 bytesE2 97 8F

Look-alikes

  • ○White circle, U+25CB
  • •Bullet, U+2022
Ad slot 300 × 250, height reserved

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