Bullet
U+2022•Punctuation · decimal •
Bullet Point Symbols Copy & Paste
Browse 104 bullet point symbols with the right dashes, marks and brackets. Encoded largely within Geometric Shapes. 98 render as text and 6 as emoji.
Copy bullet point symbols
104 characters and sequences. Select any entry to copy the text behind it.
Nothing here matches that.
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Bullet Point Symbols with Unicode names and HTML codes
A sample of 12 entries from the 104 on this page. Where two entries look the same, the name settles it. The HTML references beside each name reproduce the code-point sequence character for character.
Bullseye
U+25CE◎Symbol · decimal ◎
Left Square Bracket With Quill
U+2045⁅Punctuation · decimal ⁅
Dotted Cross
U+205C⁜Punctuation · decimal ⁜
Square Cap
U+2293⊓Symbol · decimal ⊓
Circled Dash
U+229D⊝Symbol · decimal ⊝
Square Image Of Or Not Equal To
U+22E4⋤Symbol · decimal ⋤
Square With Upper Left To Lower Right Fill
U+25A7▧Symbol · decimal ▧
Circle With Upper Right Quadrant Black
U+25D4◔Symbol · decimal ◔
Lower Half Circle
U+25E1◡Symbol · decimal ◡
White Square With Lower Right Quadrant
U+25F2◲Symbol · decimal ◲
Black Medium-Small Square
U+25FE◾Emoji or pictograph · decimal ◾
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Bullet Point Symbols: types, meanings and practical differences
Bullet characters help structure lists and compact navigation, but consistent indentation matters as much as the glyph.
The marks that make text read properly: brackets, dashes, bullets and quotes. That amounts to 104 copyable values here — 104 of them one character long, 0 longer.
Names such as Bullet, Bullseye, Left Square Bracket With Quill, Dotted Cross appear here, and counting every entry puts White Square With (6), White Circle With (4), Square Image Of (3) at the top. Single-character values span U+2022 to U+27A4.
Browse bullet point symbols by type
Punctuation
16 entries
Symbol
82 entries
Emoji or pictograph
6 entries
Counted from the stored set
Where bullet point symbols sit in the code space
Single-character entries cover U+2022 to U+27A4, breaking down by general category as symbol 88, punctuation 16.
Name patterns that repeat
Counted across the stored entries, the commonest name patterns are White Square With (6), White Circle With (4), Square Image Of (3).
How the multi-part entries are built
0 entries span more than one code point: 0 with a zero-width joiner, 0 with a variation selector, the longest running to 1 code points.
How to choose the right form
Two look almost the same: Square Cap and Square Image Of Or Not Equal To. They are different characters: U+2293 and U+22E4. Start with symbol.
It is the biggest group, with 82. Only reach for emoji or pictograph when the narrower sense is the point. Colour or no colour is the first choice: 6 emoji, 98 plain.
Test the result in the real app before you use it.
Grouping is by purpose. A single group can mix letters, symbols and punctuation as Unicode defines them.
82Symbol
Standalone marks that follow your font. 79% here.
16Punctuation
Marks that structure written text. 15% here.
6Emoji or pictograph
Colour artwork, supplied by the platform. 6% here.
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Bullet Point Symbols explained in plain English
Short summary
This page has 104 bullet point symbols to copy. Most of them, 82 in all, are symbol. They come mostly from one part of Unicode: Geometric Shapes. 98 are plain text. The other 6 are emoji, so your phone or computer draws them in colour.
How the 3 groups divide
They split into punctuation, symbol and emoji or pictograph. Symbol leads with 82.
Which blocks they come from
They come from Geometric Shapes (54), Mathematical Operators (31) and General Punctuation (16). They span U+2022 to U+27A4, so no one font covers them all.
Two that look alike
Square Cap and Square Image Of Or Not Equal To look alike. They are not the same character.
Emoji entries behave differently
6 are emoji, mostly from Symbols. The device picks their colour.
Vocabulary for this topic
The vocabulary below comes from the formal names and groupings of these bullet point symbols.
- Punctuation
- Symbol
- Emoji or pictograph
- Bullet
- Point
- List
- Marker
- Dot
- Bullseye
- Left
- Square
- Bracket
The main types compared
| Type | Examples | Good for | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punctuation | • ‣ ⁃ | Documents, editing and publishing | Treating Bullet and Bullseye as the same character |
| Symbol | ◦ ∙ ⋅ | Lists, quotations and annotations | Treating the whole set as if it renders identically |
| Emoji or pictograph | ▪ ▫ ◻ | Readable text layouts and dividers | Treating these bullet point symbols as interchangeable with the visually similar characters in dot symbols |
Bullet marks create hierarchy only with consistent indentation
The glyph identifies a list level, but spacing and line structure make the list readable. A copied symbol alone does not provide semantic list behavior on the web.
| Marker | Useful level | Layout advice |
|---|---|---|
| • | Primary unordered item | Use one indent and align wrapped lines with the item text. |
| ◦ | Secondary or lighter item | Nest it under a parent rather than switching styles at random. |
| ▪ / ▫ | Compact checklist or legend | Keep filled and outline states explained by a label. |
| ➤ / ➜ | Action step or directional emphasis | Do not make every list item look like a clickable link. |
Practical note: In HTML, use ul and li elements so assistive tools recognize the structure. Copyable bullets are most useful in plain-text fields that lack list formatting.
Keep exploring this topic
Compare these choices with dot symbols and number symbols. For a deeper explanation, read Text Dividers and Borders That Stay Readable. For a quick answer first, see why do text borders and box-drawing symbols misalign?.
Tip: Keep the plain words next to the symbol. Text is what makes a design searchable and readable to someone using a screen reader.
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How to use bullet point symbols
Copying stores text, so the value survives the clipboard intact. Paste it with Ctrl V, ⌘ V or your device's Paste command.
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Documents, editing and publishing
Start with Bullet. It works nearly everywhere.
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Lists, quotations and annotations
Symbol suits lists, quotations and annotations. Pick one whose stroke weight matches the text around it.
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Readable text layouts and dividers
When creating readable text layouts and dividers, paste the complete entry — all of these are single code points, so a partial copy is not a risk here.
Copy-ready bullet point symbols examples for documents, editing and publishing
Documents, editing and publishing
• Bullet Point referenceLists, quotations and annotations
• ◦ ‣Readable text layouts and dividers
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Typing bullet point symbols without copying them
If you would rather type than paste, the codes below are what you need — the decimal value for Windows, the hexadecimal for Word and macOS.
| Character | Name | Windows | Hex | HTML |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • | Bullet | Alt 8226 | 2022 | • |
| ◎ | Bullseye | Alt 9678 | 25CE | ◎ |
| ⁅ | Left Square Bracket With Quill | Alt 8261 | 2045 | ⁅ |
| ⁜ | Dotted Cross | Alt 8284 | 205C | ⁜ |
| ⊓ | Square Cap | Alt 8851 | 2293 | ⊓ |
| ⊝ | Circled Dash | Alt 8861 | 229D | ⊝ |
Alt codes need a physical numeric keypad and stop at U+FFFF. Each platform's method is spelled out in the keyboard guide.
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How bullet point symbols render across fonts, apps and devices
About 53% come from Geometric Shapes. The rest come from Mathematical Operators and General Punctuation. 98 act like letters.
They take the colour of the text around them. The other 6 are emoji, so the system picks their colour, not you. Unicode files the emoji ones under Symbols.
The newest here arrived in Emoji 0.6. Older phones show a blank box instead.
A pasted entry is redrawn by the receiving application's font. Expect small differences in width and weight across devices, and larger ones where a font lacks the character entirely.
104Single characters
0Sequences
6Emoji properties
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Common mistakes with bullet point symbols
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Treating Bullet and Bullseye as the same character.
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Treating the whole set as if it renders identically.
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Treating these bullet point symbols as interchangeable with the visually similar characters in dot symbols.
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Reaching for one of the 6 emoji entries where a text mark was needed, so the colour artwork clashes with the surrounding type.
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Bullet Point Symbols questions and answers
What is the difference between Square Cap and Square Image Of Or Not Equal To?+
U+2293 is Square Cap; U+22E4 is Square Image Of Or Not Equal To. Because the encoded identity differs, substituting one for the other can change what a reader or a piece of software understands.
What is the HTML code for bullet?+
Write • (hex) or • (decimal) to get •. Numeric references sidestep encoding problems in older toolchains.
Which bullet point symbols work as plain text rather than emoji?+
98 of the 104 are ordinary text characters. They take the colour and weight of the surrounding font, which suits documents, code and interface labels. The other 6 are emoji and arrive as colour artwork you cannot restyle.
Which Unicode block are these bullet point symbols in?+
Geometric Shapes holds most of them — 54 characters; the rest come from Mathematical Operators and General Punctuation. Coverage tends to follow the block: long-established ones render nearly everywhere, recent additions do not.
Will these bullet point symbols work on older phones?+
The newest entry on this page was introduced in Emoji 0.6. Devices that have not received a font update since then will show a blank rectangle instead. Test on a real older device before using a recent character where the meaning matters.
Which bullet point symbol should I choose?+
Two look almost the same: <b>Square Cap</b> and <b>Square Image Of Or Not Equal To</b>. They are different characters: U+2293 and U+22E4. Start with <b>symbol</b>. It is the biggest group, with <b>82</b>. Only reach for emoji or pictograph when the narrower sense is the point. Colour or no colour is the first choice: <b>6</b> emoji, <b>98</b> plain. Test the result in the real app before you use it.
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Learn more about bullet point symbols
Where to take bullet point symbols next
Typographic work is exactly where an unnoticed zero-width character does damage, so the inspector belongs beside these collections.
Invisible Character InspectorReveal zero-width spaces, joiners and direction marks without changing the text you paste into the inspector.Open the text inspector →Bubble Text ConverterTurn ordinary letters and numbers into enclosed Unicode characters for short labels and profile text.Open the text converter →
Composing a finished design from these is what the Symbol Maker is for. Seven browser-based utilities are collected in the Unicode tools hub, which explains which one fits which job.
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Sources for these figures
Nothing here is estimated: the 104 entries are counted directly. The Unicode 17.0 character database supplies every formal name and category here, and the emoji data files decide which entries carry emoji properties.
- Unicode Character Database — UnicodeData.txt (formal names and general categories)
- Unicode emoji-test.txt (fully-qualified emoji sequences and grouping)
- The Unicode Standard, current version
- How CoolSymbol.now sources, counts and tests this data