What ⦿ means
⦿ is the circled bullet. Unicode classifies it as a mathematical symbol and files it in the Miscellaneous Mathematical Symbols-B block; this site shelves it under Maths.
Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.
How it is encoded
⦿ is a single code point, U+29BF. In HTML that is ⦿, and in CSS \29BF.
Don't confuse it with
4Questions people ask
1Why does ⦿ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type ⦿
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 29BF, then Alt+X to get ⦿.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “circled bullet”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 29bf, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⦿CSS
\29BFCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⦿
HTML hex
⦿
CSS content
content: "\29BF";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%A6%BF
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.