U+25CB · Geometric Shapes

White Circle ○

The white circle is an outlined, empty circle used as a hollow bullet, an unselected option or an empty marker in ratings and charts. It also appears in text-based survey forms and in tables where ○ and ● indicate partial or full support. Its thin outline keeps it light.

WindowsAlt 9

UnicodeU+25CB

HTML&cir;

○U+25CB

Character codes

Unicode code point	`U+25CB`
Decimal	`9675`
HTML named entity	`&cir;`
HTML (hex)	`○`
HTML (decimal)	`○`
CSS	`\25CB`
JavaScript	`\u25CB`
Python	`\u25CB`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 97 8B`
UTF-16	`25CB`
URL-encoded	`%E2%97%8B`

Character details

Official name	WHITE CIRCLE
Unicode block	Geometric Shapes
General category	Other Symbol (So)
SymbolHero category	Geometric Shapes
Emoji	No

How to type ○

Windows

Hold Alt and type 9 on the numeric keypad (Num Lock on), then release Alt. Alt 9 uses the code page 437.
In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 25CB then press Alt + X.
Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “white circle”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “white circle”, and double-click the result.
With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 25CB.

iPhone & Android

Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “white circle” or enter U+25CB.
HTML: &cir; or ○
Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9675)

Examples

○ Option A ● Option B
Support: ● full ○ partial
Rating: ●●●○○

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: It is easily confused with ◯ (U+25EF, LARGE CIRCLE), which is bigger, and with the letter O.

Tip: Its Alt code, 9, is in the control range (it matches the Tab key), so copying the character is usually the only reliable method.

Display: the character itself is always the same code point, but its shape comes from the font on the device showing it. If you see an empty box, the font lacks this glyph—the text is still correct.