U+25DB "◛" Lower Half Inverse White Circle Unicode Character

U+25DB "◛" Lower Half Inverse White Circle is a geometric symbol that represents the bottom half of a white circle that has been inverted, meaning its interior appears as a solid black semicircle while the upper half is missing or transparent. This character belongs to the Geometric Shapes block of Unicode and is often used in typographic or decorative contexts, such as in diagrams, user interface design, or as a bullet point alternative to create visual contrast. Its unique appearance can also serve as a placeholder or a marker in technical documentation, where it helps to structure information without relying on traditional punctuation or numbering.

General Properties

Code Point	U+25DB
Version Added	1.1
Name	Lower Half Inverse White Circle
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 0x9B
UTF-16 Encoding	0x25DB
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000025DB
C/C++/Java Escape	\u25db

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