U+29C7 "⧇" Squared Small Circle Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⧇
U+29C7 "⧇" Squared Small Circle is a mathematical symbol that represents a small circle enclosed within a square, used primarily in geometry and logic to denote an operation like the square of a circle or a specific binary operator in abstract algebra. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block and is often employed in notation for games, puzzles, or as a graphical placeholder in diagrams. Its design combines a simple square boundary with a centered circular interior, making it visually distinct from other similar characters like the circled dot or squared times.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+29C7 |
| Version Added | 3.2 |
| Name | Squared Small Circle |
| Block | Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B |
| General Category | Math Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⧇ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⧇ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xA7 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x29C7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000029C7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u29c7 |
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 |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |