Black Circle Emoji
Black Circle is a single code point introduced in Emoji 0.6. It belongs to the Symbols group, Geometric subgroup.
Unicode data
- Unicode name
- black circle
- CLDR short name
- black circle
- Korean name (CLDR)
- 검은색 원
- Code points
- U+26AB
- Group
- Symbols
- Subgroup
- Geometric
- Added to Unicode
- 4.1
- Added to Emoji
- 0.6
- Sequence
- Single code point
- Skin tones
- Not defined
Data generated from Unicode 17.0.0 and CLDR 48.2.0. Last reviewed 2026-07-31.See data sources.
Search keywords
Official CLDR keywords for this emoji — these are what search matches against.
Developer formats
Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.
⚫U+26AB\u{26ab}\26AB⚫⚫"\u26AB"\u26AB\u26AB%E2%9A%ABE2 9A ABAccessibility
Screen readers announce this emoji using its CLDR name, “black circle”. When the emoji carries meaning rather than decoration, keep nearby text that says the same thing, and avoid repeating it several times in a row — each repetition is read out in full.
Related emojis
Chosen by shared CLDR keywords, subgroup and group — not by usage statistics, which we do not collect.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Unicode code point for Black Circle?
Black Circle is U+26AB.
Does Black Circle support skin tones?
No. Unicode does not define a skin tone modifier for this emoji, so adding one would produce the base emoji followed by a stray colour swatch.
How do I use Black Circle in HTML or code?
Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: ⚫ in HTML, \u{26ab} in JavaScript.
More from Symbols
Signs, arrows, shapes, zodiac and keycaps. For plain text characters that are not emoji, see the Text Symbols section.