Hollow red circle Emoji
Symbols
A thick, bold red ring with a hollow center. It is designed to stand out against text and serves as a clear visual indicator for marking items or identifying specific points of interest.
Usage Context
In many Asian markets, this mark signifies a correct answer or 'true,' functioning as the direct opposite of the cross mark ❌. It is widely used in checklists, grading systems, or to draw attention to a specific part of a message. It is frequently grouped with the heavy check mark ✔️ to denote approval.
History
This symbol originated from traditional Japanese school grading practices, where teachers would circle correct answers in red ink. It was codified into the Unicode standard in 2010 to bring this common classroom shorthand into digital messaging platforms.
Details
Glyph
⭕
Unicode
U+2B55
Shortcode
:emoji_u2b55:
HTML Entity
⭕
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Symbols
Subcategory other-symbol
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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