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 29bf.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ⦿.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 29BF and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “circled bullet” 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 29bf, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 29BF, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “circled bullet”.
Codes for ⦿
| Unicode | U+29BF |
|---|---|
| Official name | CIRCLED BULLET |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B |
| Added in | Unicode 3.2 |
| HTML decimal | ⦿ |
| HTML hex | ⦿ |
| CSS | content: "\29BF"; |
| JavaScript | "\u29BF" |
| Python | "\u29BF" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A6 BF |