U+26AC "⚬" Medium Small White Circle Unicode Character

U+26AC "⚬" Medium Small White Circle is a typographic symbol that represents a small, unfilled circle, designed to be visually distinct from both smaller and larger dot and circle characters in the Unicode standard. It is often used in technical and mathematical contexts, such as denoting a degree of freedom or a placeholder in diagrams, as well as in user interface design for indicating a neutral or empty state, like an unselected radio button. Its medium size and open, white appearance make it versatile for situations requiring a subtle, non-filled circular marker without the heavy weight of a solid black dot.

General Properties

Code Point	U+26AC
Version Added	4.1
Name	Medium Small White Circle
Block	Miscellaneous Symbols
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	⚬
HTML Hex Encoding	⚬
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x9A 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding	0x26AC
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000026AC
C/C++/Java Escape	\u26ac

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