Filled Circle symbol
Type :filled_circle: · Shapes & stars
What ● is for
A solid dot, larger and rounder than a bullet. Used as a status light in plain text, or as a step marker in a progress line where the filled and empty circles show how far along you are.
How to type ●
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:filled_circle: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex Input
source and type 25CF
with Option held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 25CF then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:filled_circle: On the web
HTML ●
Unicode U+25CF
What ● gets mistaken for
bullet
Smaller, and meant for starting a list item rather than standing alone as a marker.
More from shapes & stars
:star: ☆ :star_outline: ✦ :four_pointed_star: ✧ :four_pointed_star_outline: ✩ :stress_star: ✪ :circled_star: ✭ :black_star: ✰ :shadowed_star: ○ :empty_circle: ◉ :fisheye_circle: ◎ :bullseye: ◆ :filled_diamond: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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