Official Meaning & Overview
Used for emphasis, bullet points, or to obscure/halt something. Highlights a point or implies negativity.
Official Unicode CLDR Name
Black Circle
Shortcode
:black_circle:Related Meanings & Search Keywords
Black Circleblackdarkvoidnightnothingcirclegeometric
Official Names in 9 Languages
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Unicode Codepoint Breakdown
Standard single-codepoint Unicode emoji character
⚫
U+26ABBlack Circle
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⚙️Technical Info
Unicode
U+26ABHex Code
26ABShortcodes
:black_circle:CLDRBlack Circle
VersionEmoji 15.0
Developer Codes
Shortcode
:black_circle:HTML Entity (Hex)
⚫HTML Entity (Dec)
⚫CSS Content
\26ABJavaScript (ES6)
\u{26AB}UTF-16 / JSON
\u26ABURL Escape
%E2%9A%ABQuick Reference FAQ
What does the ⚫ Black Circle emoji mean?
Used for emphasis, bullet points, or to obscure/halt something. Highlights a point or implies negativity.
What is the Unicode and HTML entity for ⚫ Black Circle?
The Unicode codepoint for ⚫ is U+26AB, its HTML hex entity is ⚫, and its shortcode is :black_circle:. It is part of Emoji 15.0.
How do you say the ⚫ Black Circle emoji in other languages?
Official localized names include: 한국어 "검은 원", 日本語 "黒丸", 简体中文 "黑色圆圈", 繁體中文 "黑色圓圈", Español "Círculo negro".