U+2B58 · Other symbol
Heavy Circle Symbol ⭘
⭘ is heavy circle, U+2B58. Unicode also records it as “town or village office”. It was added in Unicode 5.2, and Unicode files it under Other symbol.
Also known as
- town or village office
- power off symbol
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+2B58 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ⭘ | |
| HTML decimal | ⭘ | |
| CSS | \2B58 | |
| JavaScript | \u{2B58} | |
| Python | \U00002B58 | |
| Java / C# | \u2B58 | |
| Rust | \u{2b58} | |
| Swift | \u{2B58} | |
| PHP | \u{2B58} | |
| URL encoded | %E2%AD%98 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 AD 98 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 2B58 | |
| Base64 | 4q2Y | |
| Decimal | 11096 | |
| Category | Other symbol (So) | |
| Introduced | Unicode 5.2 | |
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 circle characters
Unicode names 24 characters ending in “circle”. They differ by direction, weight or decoration rather than by meaning.
Nearby in Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows
A mixed block of arrows, stars, and geometric shapes in weights and colours the earlier blocks did not cover, plus a set of astronomical symbols.
How to type ⭘
| Windows | Type 2B58 then press Alt+X |
|---|---|
| macOS | Press Ctrl+Cmd+Space, then search for “heavy circle” |
| Linux | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2b58, 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 ⭘ heavy circle symbol?
- On Windows, type 2B58 and press Alt+X. On Linux press Ctrl+Shift+U then 2b58. On any system the quickest route is the copy button on this page.
- What is the code for ⭘?
- Heavy Circle is U+2B58. In UTF-8 it takes 3 bytes. The table above lists every escape format.
- What kind of character is ⭘?
- Heavy Circle is filed under Other symbol in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, and was introduced in Unicode 5.2. 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.