Windows
2 options- In Word / Outlook: type 25CC then press Alt + X.
- Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.
Dotted Circle Symbol
A symbol from the Circle Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.
- Symbol
- ◌
- Unicode
- U+25CC
- HTML entity
- ◌
- Category
- Circle Symbols
Export
Download Dotted Circle as SVG or PNG — or add a caption to make a labelled icon, badge or sticker.
Background
Previewtransparent background
Fill color applies to monochrome symbols; multicolor emoji keep their own colors. Add a circle/rounded background to make an app icon or avatar. Exports are self-contained; the SVG embeds the glyph's font. Without a background, exports are transparent.
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About the dotted circle symbol
A dotted circle is a typographic symbol used primarily as a combining character placeholder in Unicode. Its main function is to illustrate the intended positioning of a combining diacritical mark—the dotted outline shows where the base character would sit, making it a tool for documentation and font development rather than for general text.
Because it is a non-emoji symbol within the Geometric Shapes block, it is rarely used in everyday writing or messaging. Instead, it appears in technical contexts such as Unicode charts, font testing, and linguistic descriptions, where it helps demonstrate how combining marks attach to an invisible base.
How to type Dotted Circle
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 25CC.
- Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.
Linux
1 step- Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 25CC, 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.
Related circle symbols
Other circle symbols you can copy and paste — explore similar Unicode characters from the same family.
- ●Black CircleCopy the black circle symbol→
- ○White CircleCopy the white circle symbol→
- ◉FisheyeCopy the fisheye symbol→
- ◎BullseyeCopy the bullseye symbol→
- ◍Circle With Vertical FillCopy the circle with vertical fill symbol→
- ◐Circle With Left Half BlackCopy the circle with left half black symbol→
- ◑Circle With Right Half BlackCopy the circle with right half black symbol→
- ◒Circle With Lower Half BlackCopy the circle with lower half black symbol→
- ◓Circle With Upper Half BlackCopy the circle with upper half black symbol→
- ◔Circle With Upper Right Quadrant BlackCopy the circle with upper right quadrant black symbol→
- ◕Circle With All But Upper Left Quadrant BlackCopy the circle with all but upper left quadrant black symbol→
- ◖Left Half Black CircleCopy the left half black circle symbol→
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