🟡
yellow circle
Unicode: 1F7E1
Description
A solid yellow circle.
Group:
Symbols > geometric
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically neutral. Can be used to represent a yellow object, a yellow color, or a conceptual “yellow dot” in diagrams or lists.
Backstory
This emoji, known as “Large Yellow Circle”, was approved as part of Unicode 12.0 in 2019 and added to Emoji 12.0. It is one of several large colored circles intended for various graphical and symbolic uses.
Usage Examples
- Marking something yellow: 'Highlight the key points with a 🟡.'
- Conceptual representation: 'The target area is here 🟡.'
- Simple color reference: 'She wore a dress 🟡 with blue shoes.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often used descriptively for color or as a simple bullet point or marker.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, can sometimes be associated with a 'sun' or 'gold' in simple contexts.