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⚫ Black circle
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⚫ Emoji meaning
Minimalism, clarity, reduction, focus, depth, and mystery.
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⚫ Meaning
Picture of a perfect black circle. The geometric shape can stand for a blackout or a total eclipse. The color black usually expresses negative feelings or aversions.
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Commonly confused with
Color Variant
Hole vs black circle; both solid dark circles, and 🕳️ may be mistaken for a simple dot.
White circle vs black circle; both simple circle shapes meaning status or selection.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Black circle” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .
In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.
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+ black
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- black circle
In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
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+ black circle
In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.
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+ circle + geometric
