U+29BF · Math symbol
HTML entity
⦿
LaTeX
\circledbullet
Circled Bullet Symbol ⦿
⦿ is circled bullet, U+29BF — \circledbullet in LaTeX. It was added in Unicode 3.2, and Unicode files it under Math symbol.
What Unicode says about ⦿
forms part of a graduated set of circles with enclosed black circle of different sizes
— annotation from the Unicode Standard, NamesList.txt
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+29BF | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⦿ | |
| HTML decimal | ⦿ | |
| CSS | \29BF | |
| JavaScript | \u{29BF} | |
| Python | \U000029BF | |
| Java / C# | \u29BF | |
| Rust | \u{29bf} | |
| Swift | \u{29BF} | |
| PHP | \u{29BF} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%A6%BF | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 A6 BF | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 29BF | |
| Base64 | 4qa/ | |
| Decimal | 10687 | |
| HTML entity | ⦿ | |
| LaTeX | \circledbullet | |
| Category | Math symbol (Sm) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 3.2 | |
Will ⦿ survive being pasted?
- Normalisation. Yes. ⦿ is unchanged by NFKC, so it survives normalising systems intact.
- Legacy encodings. ⦿ is Unicode-only — it has no Latin-1 equivalent, so a system stuck on an 8-bit encoding cannot represent it.
- Size. 3 bytes in UTF-8. Character-limited fields — SMS, bios, some form validators — usually count bytes, not characters.
Unicode cross-references
The standard points readers of ⦿ at these characters — usually because they look alike, or because one is the correct choice where the other is often used by mistake.
Other bullet characters
Unicode names 8 characters ending in “bullet”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B
Brackets, fences and operators for advanced notation — the ceiling and floor variants, angle brackets and the many circled and squared operators.
All 128 characters in Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B →
How to type ⦿
| Windows | Type 29BF then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “circled bullet” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 29bf, press Enter |
| HTML | ⦿ |
About Unicode’s Math symbol category
Unicode classifies this as a mathematical symbol, which means software that lays out formulas treats it as an operator or relation and gives it spacing accordingly, rather than setting it tight against its neighbours like a letter.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type the ⦿ circled bullet symbol?
- On Windows, type 29BF and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 29bf. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⦿?
- Circled Bullet is U+29BF, written in HTML as ⦿ and in LaTeX as \circledbullet. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⦿?
- Circled Bullet is filed under Math symbol in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block, and was introduced in Unicode 3.2. Unicode classifies this as a mathematical symbol, which means software that lays out formulas treats it as an operator or relation and gives it spacing accordingly, rather than setting it tight against its neighbours like a letter.