# ● U+25CF BLACK CIRCLE

Solid filled black circle, a large dot or bullet point; also butsumetsu in Japanese Rokuyō calendars.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `●` |
| Codepoint | U+25CF |
| Name | BLACK CIRCLE |
| Block | [Geometric Shapes](https://unicodekit.com/block/geometric-shapes) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `●` `●` |
| CSS | `\25CF` |
| JavaScript | `\u25CF` |
| UTF-8 | E2 97 8F |
| UTF-16 | 25CF |

## Notes

- fourth day (butsumetsu) in a six-day annotation system (Rokuyō) used in Japanese traditional calendars

## Related characters

- ◎ [U+25CE BULLSEYE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25CE)
- ◐ [U+25D0 CIRCLE WITH LEFT HALF BLACK](https://unicodekit.com/char/25D0)
- ◍ [U+25CD CIRCLE WITH VERTICAL FILL](https://unicodekit.com/char/25CD)
- ◑ [U+25D1 CIRCLE WITH RIGHT HALF BLACK](https://unicodekit.com/char/25D1)
- ◌ [U+25CC DOTTED CIRCLE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25CC)
- ◒ [U+25D2 CIRCLE WITH LOWER HALF BLACK](https://unicodekit.com/char/25D2)
- ○ [U+25CB WHITE CIRCLE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25CB)
- ◓ [U+25D3 CIRCLE WITH UPPER HALF BLACK](https://unicodekit.com/char/25D3)
- ◊ [U+25CA LOZENGE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25CA)
- ◔ [U+25D4 CIRCLE WITH UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT BLACK](https://unicodekit.com/char/25D4)
- ◉ [U+25C9 FISHEYE](https://unicodekit.com/char/25C9)
- ◕ [U+25D5 CIRCLE WITH ALL BUT UPPER LEFT QUADRANT BLACK](https://unicodekit.com/char/25D5)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/25CF · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/25CF