WHITE CIRCLE vs BLACK CIRCLE
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Property Comparison
| Property | ○ U+25CB | ● U+25CF |
|---|---|---|
| Name | WHITE CIRCLE | BLACK CIRCLE |
| Block | Geometric Shapes | Geometric Shapes |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) | Other Symbol (So) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+25CB | U+25CF |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+25CB | U+25CF |
| decimal | 9675 | 9679 |
| htmldecimal | ○ | ● |
| htmlhex | ○ | ● |
| css | \25CB | \25CF |
| javascript | \u{25CB} | \u{25CF} |
| python | \u25cb | \u25cf |
| java | \u25CB | \u25CF |
| go | \u25CB | \u25CF |
| ruby | \u{25CB} | \u{25CF} |
| rust | \u{25CB} | \u{25CF} |
| ccpp | \u25cb | \u25cf |
| urlencoded | %E2%97%8B | %E2%97%8F |
| utf8bytes | e2 97 8b | e2 97 8f |
| utf16bebytes | 25 cb | 25 cf |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 25 cb | 00 00 25 cf |
How to Distinguish
Both WHITE CIRCLE and BLACK CIRCLE belong to the Geometric Shapes block and Zyyy script. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.