Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 25D0 then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
Circle With Left Half Black
A symbol from the Geometric Shapes collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ◐
- Unicode
- U+25D0
- HTML entity
- ◐
- Category
- Geometric Shapes
Export
Download Circle With Left Half Black as a vector SVG or a raster PNG.
SVG uses the system font stack — open in any vector editor and convert to outlines if needed. PNGs have a transparent background.
19 of 48 in the geometric shapes collection
About the circle with left half black symbol
◐ is a geometric shape formally known as the Circle With Left Half Black. It depicts a perfect circle divided vertically, with the left side solidly filled and the right side remaining an empty outline. Often referred to simply as a left-half-filled circle, this symbol belongs to the Geometric Shapes block and serves as a neutral visual marker across various scripts and digital platforms.
Modern usage of this character is most frequent in typographic design and technical notation. In academic and professional contexts, it is sometimes employed as a status indicator or a data point within tables to represent partial completion or a specific binary binary state. Additionally, the symbol appears in social media profiles and aesthetic digital layouts as a decorative element or a bullet point. In some specific games and older software interfaces, it acts as a primitive icon to denote cycles or phases.
How to type Circle With Left Half Black
Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.
macOS
2 options- Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 25D0.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 25D0, then press Enter or Space.
Copy in every format
Every form of this character — for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, URLs and more. Click any value to copy.
Part of the Geometric Shapes block
◐ circle with left half black lives inside the Geometric Shapes Unicode block. Browse every indexed character in Geometric Shapes →
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