○
White Circle
- Unicode
- U+25CB
- Category
- Geometric
- HTML Entity
- ○
- CSS
- \25CB
The White Circle (○) is a classic geometric symbol included in the Unicode Standard to represent an empty or unfilled circle. In typography and user interfaces, it is frequently used as an open bullet point, a radio button outline, or to indicate a neutral or unselected state. It also appears in various games, such as Go or Tic-Tac-Toe, and in Japanese culture to denote a correct answer or positive confirmation.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9675
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "white circle"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 25CB
- HTML
- ○ or ○
In Programming
In technical documentation and command-line interfaces, this symbol is frequently used to represent an unselected radio button or an empty node in text-based graph diagrams. While occasionally substituted for the mathematical ring operator (∘) in function composition, it is primarily intended for geometric or UI contexts.
Tags
circle bullet
correct answer symbol
empty circle
empty ring
geometric
hollow circle
japanese circle
japanese correct
maru symbol
neutral state indicator
o symbol
open circle
outline
ring
shape
unselected circle
white circle unicode