⚪ White Circle Emoji – Copy & Unicode

Unicode data

Unicode name: white circle
CLDR short name: white circle
Korean name (CLDR): 흰색 원
Code points: U+26AA
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.

circle geometric white

Developer formats

Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.

Emoji character

⚪

Unicode code points

U+26AA

JavaScript escape

\u{26aa}

CSS escape · For content: "…"

\26AA

HTML hexadecimal entity

⚪

HTML decimal entity

⚪

JSON escaped string

"\u26AA"

Python Unicode escape

\u26AA

Java Unicode escape · UTF-16 surrogate pairs

\u26AA

URL encoded value

%E2%9A%AA

UTF-8 bytes

E2 9A AA

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Related emojis

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Unicode code point for White Circle?

White Circle is U+26AA.

Does White 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 White Circle in HTML or code?

Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: ⚪ in HTML, \u{26aa} in JavaScript.

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