hollow red circle
Unicode: 2B55
Description
A thick, white circle. It is often used as a border or a placeholder.
Group:
Symbols > other-symbol
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Can be used to express emptiness, nothingness, completion (as in a target), or a placeholder. Its emotional meaning is often neutral and depends on context.
Backstory
This emoji, 'Large Circle' (often seen as 'Heavy Large Circle'), was approved as part of Unicode 5.2 in 2009 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015. Its primary function is as a geometric shape, less so as an expressive emoji. It's often found alongside other geometric shapes.
Usage Examples
- As a placeholder: 'Put your checkmark here ⭕'
- Indicating a target: 'Hit the ⭕ for a bullseye!'
- As a visual separator or border: 'Please draw a ⭕ around the correct answer.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often used for targets, aiming, or as a general border/outline. Less commonly associated with specific emotions without additional context.
East Asian culture:
Can represent a target or a 'bullseye.' In some contexts, it might imply a 'void' or 'zero,' similar to the concept of 'enso' (禅円) in Japanese calligraphy. However, this is less common in everyday emoji use.