What 🞉 means
Use Unicode input with 1F789. Word converts those hexadecimal digits after Alt+X; GNOME starts code entry with Ctrl+Shift+U and finishes with Enter.
A 2008 Web/Wingdings repertoire analysis records the same design as the font-specific private-use code E063, which worked only with the matching font. A 2011 Unicode proposal calls it Wingdings “ring 7” and explains that a standard code would make font symbols searchable and portable across systems.
In Unicode, it is the thickest step in a graduated set of hollow white circles. The series varies outline weight; the surrounding text or layout supplies any local role.
What does it mean when someone sends it?
Read it as an outline marker; context supplies the rest.
As of 2026, the extremely heavy white circle has no fixed chat reading. Sent alone, it says little beyond its ring shape; beside text, the surrounding layout supplies its role. Ask the sender when that role matters.
Why might the ring show as a box?
The font may not contain a drawing for this character.
An app or browser can fall back to a font without 🞉, showing a missing-glyph box or another substitute. Font coverage varies by setup; older files may also contain the Wingdings private-use code instead of the Unicode character, so their appearance depends on the matching font.
Neutral and typographic; it marks outline weight.
A missing-glyph box can make a deliberate ring look like broken text.
Don't confuse it with
3Questions 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 🞉
🞉\1F789Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.