◡

Lower Half Circle

Unicode
U+25E1
Category
Geometric
HTML Entity
◡
CSS
\25E1
The ◡ (lower half circle) symbol is a geometric shape representing the bottom half of a standard circle. Because of its distinct upward curve, internet users frequently feature it in text-based kaomoji and emoticons to create a cute, minimalist smiling face. Beyond social media messaging, designers occasionally use it as a decorative typographical element or an abstract icon representing a bowl.

How to Type

Windows
In Word: type 25E1, then press Alt + X. Other apps have no standard Windows shortcut for it — copy it from this page
macOS
Control+Command+Space then search "lower half circle"
HTML
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In Programming

While it lacks a mathematical or structural function in code, developers frequently include this symbol in string literals to build text-based user interfaces or Unicode art in terminal applications.

Tags

(◡‿◡) arc bowl shape cup cute smile kaomoji geometric half circle half circle bottom kaomoji smile lower arc lower semicircle semicircle lower smiling mouth symbol text face smile upward curve symbol

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