U+2B56 "⭖" Heavy Oval with Oval Inside Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2B56 "⭖" Heavy Oval with Oval Inside is a typographic symbol classified under the Dingbats block, featuring a thick, bold outer oval shape that encloses a smaller, similarly heavy oval within its center. This design creates a nested, concentric appearance often used for decorative, ornamental, or emphasis purposes in digital text, such as in bullet lists or visual markers. Its heavy weight distinguishes it from standard geometric shapes, giving it a more pronounced and substantial visual presence across various fonts and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B56 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Heavy Oval with Oval Inside |
| 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 0xAD 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B56 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B56 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b56 |