U+25C9 · Other symbol
LaTeX
\fisheye
Fisheye Symbol ◉
◉ is fisheye, U+25C9. Unicode also records it as “tainome (Japanese”. It was added in Unicode 1.1, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Also known as
- tainome (Japanese
- a kind of bullet)
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+25C9 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ◉ | |
| HTML decimal | ◉ | |
| CSS | \25C9 | |
| JavaScript | \u{25C9} | |
| Python | \U000025C9 | |
| Java / C# | \u25C9 | |
| Rust | \u{25c9} | |
| Swift | \u{25C9} | |
| PHP | \u{25C9} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%97%89 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 97 89 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 25C9 | |
| Base64 | 4peJ | |
| Decimal | 9673 | |
| LaTeX | \fisheye | |
| Category | Other symbol (So) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 1.1 | |
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.
Nearby in Geometric Shapes
Circles, squares, triangles and diamonds in filled and outlined forms, at several sizes. The bullet characters most lists use come from here.
How to type ◉
| Windows | Type 25C9 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “fisheye” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 25c9, press Enter |
| HTML | ◉ |
About Unicode’s Other symbol category
Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type the ◉ fisheye symbol?
- On Windows, type 25C9 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 25c9. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ◉?
- Fisheye is U+25C9 and in LaTeX as \fisheye. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ◉?
- Fisheye is filed under Other symbol in the Geometric Shapes block, and was introduced in Unicode 1.1. Unicode files this under "other symbol" — the catch-all for pictographs, signs and marks that are neither maths, currency, nor letter-like. It is the largest symbol category in the standard.