Left Half Black Circle

Unicode
U+25D0
Category
Geometric
HTML Entity
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CSS
\25D0
The Left Half Black Circle symbol features a circle split vertically, with the left side filled and the right side empty. Originating from the Geometric Shapes Unicode block, it frequently represents the first quarter phase of the moon or visually conveys contrasting concepts like light and dark. In digital interfaces and casual messaging, you might spot it used creatively in text-based loading animations or to indicate a task that is partially complete.

How to Type

Windows
Alt+9680 or Win+. then search
macOS
Control+Command+Space then search
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+U then 25D0
HTML
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In Programming

Frequently used in command-line interfaces (CLIs) to build animated text spinners that indicate a loading state or ongoing background process.

Tags

contrast contrast symbol first quarter moon geometric half black half white half circle left half filled circle half moon symbol loading spinner partial circle pie chart progress circle quarter moon split split circle yin yang circle

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