Symbols · Shapes & colors
⚫ Black Circle
- Emoji
- ⚫
- Unicode
- U+26AB
- Shortcode
- :black_circle:
- HTML code
- ⚫
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- Symbols
What does the ⚫ emoji mean?
The ⚫ emoji (black circle) is a symbol from the shapes & colors group. It's used to point, organize or highlight information, and is associated with black, circle and geometric.
Keywords: black, circle, geometric.
How ⚫ looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.




Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the “Your device” box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
How to type ⚫ on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button 😀 and type “black circle” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “black circle”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “black circle”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “black circle”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :black_circle: |
⚫ emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | black circle |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+26AB |
| HTML decimal | ⚫ |
| HTML hex | ⚫ |
| CSS | \26AB |
| JavaScript | \u{26AB} |
| Shortcode | :black_circle: |
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What does the ⚫ emoji mean?
The ⚫ emoji (black circle) is a symbol from the shapes & colors group. It's used to point, organize or highlight information, and is associated with black, circle and geometric.
How do I copy and paste the black circle emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching “black circle”.
When was the ⚫ emoji released?
It was approved in Unicode 6.0, in 2010. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.