U+2B2D "⬭" White Horizontal Ellipse Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⬭
U+2B2D "⬭" White Horizontal Ellipse is a graphical symbol from the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, representing a horizontally oriented, unfilled oval shape outlined in white. Its design contrasts with a filled or vertical ellipse, and while it lacks a widely standardized semantic meaning in plain text, it is typically used in diagrams, user interfaces, or visual mappings to indicate an empty, open, or selection state around a horizontal region. The character is part of a set of geometric shapes that can serve as placeholders, navigation cues, or abstract markers in digital and print contexts, offering a minimalist visual element for layout and design purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B2D |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | White Horizontal Ellipse |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⬭ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⬭ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAC 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B2D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B2D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b2d |
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 |