⏺ is the Unicode emoji BLACK CIRCLE FOR RECORD (“record button”), code point U+23FA (decimal 9210) in the Miscellaneous Technical block, added in Unicode 7.0. In HTML write ⏺, and in UTF-8 it is the 3 bytes E2 8F BA.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+23FA |
| Decimal | 9210 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 8F BA |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 23FA |
| UTF-32 | 000023FA |
| HTML decimal | ⏺ |
| HTML hex | ⏺ |
| CSS | \23FA |
| JavaScript | \u23FA |
| JSON | \u23FA |
| Python | \u23FA |
| Python by name | \N{BLACK CIRCLE FOR RECORD} |
| Java, C# | \u23FA |
| Rust, Swift | \u{23FA} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u23FA |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %E2%8F%BA |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | BLACK CIRCLE FOR RECORD |
| Emoji name | record button |
| Code point | U+23FA (decimal 9210) |
| Block | Miscellaneous Technical (U+2300–U+23FF) |
| General category | So: Other symbol |
| Script | Common |
| Bidirectional class | ON: Other neutral |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 7.0 |
Nearby in Miscellaneous Technical
- ⏲ U+23F2 Timer clock
- ⏳ U+23F3 Hourglass not done
- ⏴ U+23F4 Black Medium Left-Pointing Triangle
- ⏵ U+23F5 Black Medium Right-Pointing Triangle
- ⏶ U+23F6 Black Medium Up-Pointing Triangle
- ⏷ U+23F7 Black Medium Down-Pointing Triangle
- ⏸ U+23F8 Pause button
- ⏹ U+23F9 Stop button
- ⏻ U+23FB Power Symbol
- ⏼ U+23FC Power On-Off Symbol
- ⏽ U+23FD Power On Symbol
- ⏾ U+23FE Power Sleep Symbol
- ⏿ U+23FF Observer Eye Symbol
All 256 characters: Miscellaneous Technical.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ⏺?
- Use ⏺ (decimal) or ⏺ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+23FA?
- E2 8F BA (hex), 3 bytes. In a URL it is %E2%8F%BA.
- How do I write U+23FA in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u23FA. Python: \u23FA.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3) and the Unicode emoji test data; HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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