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Left Half Black Circle
- Unicode
- U+25D0
- Category
- Geometric
- HTML Entity
- ◐
- 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
- ◐
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