U+25D8 "◘" Inverse Bullet Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+25D8 "◘" Inverse Bullet is a typographic symbol that represents a small, solid square shape with a hollow, or inverse, appearance, typically rendered in black with a white circular indent or as a white square on a black background. It belongs to the Geometric Shapes Unicode block and is used in data processing, old text-based interfaces, and some notational systems to indicate a binary state, a placeholder, or a distinct visual marker separate from the standard filled or hollow bullet points. Its design and usage stem from early computing and character encoding standards, where it served as a visual indicator in memory maps, cursor representations, or menu selections in legacy systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+25D8 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Inverse Bullet |
| 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 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x25D8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000025D8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u25d8 |
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 |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |