What ⚬ means
In genealogy, it marks someone as engaged or betrothed. It can also represent a wedding ring.
The related symbol ⚭ marks marriage, so the two signs distinguish betrothal from marriage in this notation.
Is ⚬ an emoji or a text symbol?
It is a text character, not fixed emoji artwork. Your font draws its circle, so its outline and apparent size can vary between apps.
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 26AC, 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 “medium small white circle”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 26ac, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⚬CSS
\26ACCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⚬
HTML hex
⚬
CSS content
content: "\26AC";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%9A%AC
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.