Circle Symbols
Click any symbol to copy it. 13 characters, each labelled with its Unicode code point.
These come almost entirely from Geometric Shapes, a block designed to give documents a consistent set of drawing primitives. The partial-fill circles in particular were encoded for charting, not decoration. This collection holds 13 circle symbols drawn from 3 Unicode blocks — mainly Geometric Shapes, Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B and Mathematical Operators. Code points run from U+2299 to U+29BF. All of them sit in the Basic Multilingual Plane, which means broad font support and very few encoding surprises.
Fill states are deliberate
○ ● ◯ ◉ ◎ differ by fill and by stroke weight, and each is a separate character. ◯ (LARGE CIRCLE) is genuinely larger than ○ (WHITE CIRCLE) by design, not by font accident.
Half-filled circles were made for data
◐ ◑ ◒ ◓ exist to show partial states — half-filled indicators in printed tables, phases of the moon. They are a reasonable choice for a progress or rating display where an image is not possible.
Size varies more than you expect
Geometric shapes have no standard size relative to the text around them. The same ● can sit noticeably above or below the baseline depending on the font, which makes them awkward for precise alignment.
Unicode blocks in this collection
| Unicode block | Characters | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Geometric Shapes | 11 | 85% |
| Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B | 1 | 8% |
| Mathematical Operators | 1 | 8% |
Sample characters and their code points
○
◯
◎
◍
◑
◓
Frequently asked questions
Which circle works best as a bullet?
• (U+2022) from General Punctuation, not a geometric circle. It is designed to sit correctly on the text baseline at bullet size; the Geometric Shapes circles are drawing primitives and align inconsistently.