U+2B2E "⬮" Black Vertical Ellipse Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
⬮
U+2B2E "⬮" Black Vertical Ellipse is a graphical symbol categorized within the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, designed as a solid black oval shape oriented vertically. It is distinct from the more common horizontal ellipse or circle and is often used in typography, diagrammatic notation, or decorative contexts to represent an eye, a lens, or simply as a geometric variant for visual emphasis or bullet pointed lists. This character entered the Unicode standard in version 5.1, released in 2008, and serves as a specialized glyph for visual communication in digital text where a vertical elliptical form is needed.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B2E |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Black Vertical 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 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B2E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B2E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b2e |
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 |