Black circle emoji ⚫
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+26AB
What ⚫ means
In Unicode's CLDR data, Black circle ⚫ is tagged with these keywords: black, circle, geometric.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing black or circle in the emoji search brings up ⚫.
Black circle ⚫ is one of 34 emoji in the shapes subgroup of symbols (224 emoji), next to ⚪ 🟥 🟧 🟨.
Will ⚫ show on my friend's phone?
⚫ is one of the original emoji: it comes from the Japanese phone sets and is listed in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Every phone, computer and app shows it.
How to type ⚫
Any emoji picker finds ⚫ when you search for black circle.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type black circle.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type black circle in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type black circle.
Codes for developers
Black circle ⚫ is a single code point, U+26AB. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes, and in JavaScript its string length is 1.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+26AB | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ⚫ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⚫ | |
| CSS | content: "\26AB"; | |
| JavaScript | \u26AB | |
| URL | %E2%9A%AB | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9A AB |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ⚫ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | black circle |
| Português | círculo preto |
| Español | círculo negro |
| Italiano | cerchio nero |
| Français | disque noir |
| Deutsch | schwarzer Punkt |
| Türkçe | siyah daire |
| Bahasa Indonesia | lingkaran hitam |
| Polski | czarne koło |
| Русский | чёрный круг |
| 日本語 | 黒い丸 |
| 한국어 | 검은색 원 |
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All symbols emoji →Questions people ask
What does the black circle emoji mean?
Unicode calls ⚫ "black circle" and links it with black, circle, geometric. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the shapes subgroup of symbols.
When was the black circle emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the black circle emoji?
Any emoji picker finds ⚫ when you search for black circle.