Blue circle Emoji

Symbols

A solid, saturated blue circle. It appears as a simple, bold geometric shape that stands out clearly against text or other visual elements.

Usage Context

This icon is frequently used to denote a specific status, such as an unread notification, a clickable button in a user interface, or a marker for a team color in competitive gaming. It serves as a neutral placeholder for items that need to catch the eye without relying on specific words or images. People often use it alongside 🔴 to represent binary choices, teams, or opposing sides.

History

The blue circle was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the emoji set that migrated from Japanese mobile carrier software. Its design is rooted in the early days of feature phone navigation, where simple, distinct shapes were necessary to ensure icons remained legible on low-resolution screens.

Details

Glyph

🔵

Unicode

U+1F535

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f535:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD35;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory geometric

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

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