U+25D3 "◓" Circle with Upper Half Black Unicode Character

U+25D3 "◓" Circle with Upper Half Black is a geometric symbol that depicts a perfect circle where the top half is filled with black and the bottom half remains empty or transparent. It is part of the geometric shapes block within the Unicode standard and is often used in graphical user interfaces, weather forecasts to indicate partial shading or status, and in technical diagrams to represent two level states or incomplete coverage. This character balances simplicity and clear visual contrast, making it useful for conveying the concept of something being half filled or partially active.

General Properties

Code Point	U+25D3
Version Added	1.1
Name	Circle with Upper Half Black
Block	Geometric Shapes
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	◓
HTML Hex Encoding	◓
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x97 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding	0x25D3
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000025D3
C/C++/Java Escape	\u25d3

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Pattern Syntax	Yes
Math	Yes
Other Math	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other