Medium Black Circle Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Medium Black Circle

Short Name

:black_circle:

Unicode

U+26AB

Unicode Version

1.0

Release Year

2010

Category

Symbols

Subcategory

Geometric

Platform Support

Apple Google Twitter Facebook

Has Skin Tones

No

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

MEDIUM BLACK CIRCLE emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 26AB

Apple Style

MEDIUM BLACK CIRCLE emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 26AB

Google Style

MEDIUM BLACK CIRCLE emoji in Twitter's design style - Unicode 26AB

Twitter Style

MEDIUM BLACK CIRCLE emoji in Facebook's design style - Unicode 26AB

Facebook Style

Gmail style

Gmail

KDDI style

KDDI

SVG Code

<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text
    x="64"
    y="64"
    font-size="96"
    text-anchor="middle"
    dominant-baseline="middle"
    font-family="serif"
  >⚫</text>
</svg>

Emoji Meaning

Meaning

A medium-sized, solid black circle, typically rendered with a smooth, uniform black color. This emoji is part of the geometric symbols series in Unicode, designed to represent a basic geometric shape. It has no specific cultural or emotional connotation, serving primarily as a visual element or placeholder.

Common Uses

  • Representing a generic black circle: 'The dot on the map is represented by ⚫'
  • Used in technical diagrams: 'In the flowchart, ⚫ indicates a decision point'
  • As a placeholder or bullet point: 'Steps to follow: ⚫ Step 1, ⚫ Step 2'

Example Sentences

  • For the project timeline, use ⚫ to mark each milestone.
  • The agenda for today: ⚫ Review last quarter's performance, ⚫ Plan next quarter's goals.
  • In the recipe, ⚫ indicates the steps to be done simultaneously.

Frequently Asked Questions