What does 🔵 Blue Circle mean?
A solid blue circle. It often stands for the blue option in a poll, the blue team in games and sports, or a calm, neutral marker in colour-coded lists. Some apps show a blue dot for unread or new items, so it can also mean “new”. Next to 🔴 it neatly splits two sides, such as two teams or two positions in a debate.
🔵 Blue Circle is an emoji from the Symbols category (geometric shapes), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
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🔵 Blue Circle on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Blue Circle looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Blue Circle emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🔵 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :large_blue_circle:.
When was the Blue Circle emoji added?
🔵 Blue Circle was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🔵 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Blue Circle. The underlying code (U+1F535) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.