Shapes & Lines
Circles, squares, triangles, blocks and box-drawing lines for borders and decoration — copy any one with a tap.
87 symbols
About
The heart of this shape-symbol set is the plain contrast between a filled shape and its hollow twin. A solid black circle ● reads as “on,” “selected,” or “done,” while the same circle drawn as an outline ○ reads as “empty,” “todo,” or “off” — and that pattern repeats across the square ■ □, the diamond ◆ ◇ and the triangle ▲ △. Even the concentric variants carry meaning: ◎ and ◉ look like a target or a filled radio button, and ⊙ adds a centered dot for a bullseye. One tap copies any of these shape symbols as plain text.
The smaller dots are made for lists. Where a word processor forces one default bullet on you, you can paste • or the heavier ● at the front of a line, drop to ◦ or the tiny ∙ for a sub-level, and build a visual hierarchy by hand. Because these are ordinary Unicode characters and not emoji, they stay the same crisp black glyph in a plain-text email, a code comment, a LinkedIn post or an Instagram bio, instead of turning into a colored picture.
Line up filled and hollow circles and you get an instant progress meter: ●●●○○ says “three of five,” no image or plugin required. The dotted and dashed circle rings ◌ ◍ are handy as placeholders — a “loading” or “not started” marker that still holds its space on the line. Designers use the same trick for rating rows, step indicators and settings toggles, all in copy-and-paste text.
The square family gives you the same filled-versus-open choice in a boxier form. ■ works as a stop button or a legend swatch, □ as an empty checkbox you can tick later, and the rounded ▢ or framed ▣ soften or emphasize the same idea. Stacked together they read like small blocks, which is why they show up in spreadsheets, ASCII-style dashboards and retro captions.
Everything here is a single tap away — click a glyph and it lands on your clipboard, ready to paste anywhere text goes. On Windows a few have Alt-codes (Alt+9679 gives ●, Alt+9675 gives ○), but copying is faster and works identically on Mac, iPhone and Android. Since they are standard Unicode, a shape you paste from your phone shows up the same on someone else’s laptop.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type a filled circle symbol?
- The easiest way is to tap ● here and paste it — no keyboard shortcut needed. On Windows you can also hold Alt and type 9679 on the numeric keypad, but on Mac and phones copying is quicker than any shortcut.
- How do I type a triangle symbol?
- Triangles aren’t on a standard keyboard, so copy them instead: ▲ for a solid triangle and △ for an outline one. Paste works the same in Word, Google Docs, Instagram and code.
- What’s the difference between a filled and an outline shape?
- A filled glyph like ● or ■ is solid black and reads as “on,” “selected” or “done,” while the hollow version ○ or □ reads as “empty,” “todo” or “off.” They are separate Unicode characters, so you pick whichever matches the state you want to show.
- How do I make a bullet point with a symbol?
- Copy • or ● (or the smaller ◦ for sub-points) and paste it at the start of the line, then add a space before your text. Because it is plain text, the bullet survives copy-paste into emails and posts that strip normal list formatting.
- Are these shapes emoji or plain text?
- They are plain Unicode text, not emoji, so they render as a clean single-color glyph everywhere and won’t turn into a colorful cartoon. That also means they inherit your font’s color and size like any other character.
- How do I make a text progress bar?
- Combine filled and hollow circles or squares — for example ●●●○○ or ■■■□□ — to show completion at a glance. Copy each piece and repeat as many as you need; it works in bios, README files and status updates.