Circled dot

The circled dot, circumpunct, or circle with a point at its centre is an ancient symbol. It can represent:

Solar system

• Solar symbol used to represent the Sun
• The sun / Gold (Alchemical symbols)
• The sun / Ra (Egyptian hieroglyphs)
• The sun / a day (Chinese oracle script, the modern character being 日)

Religion and philosophy

• Keter (Kabbalah)
• Spirit (Ojibwa)
• Monism

Language and linguistics

The nazar boncuğu symbol on a fixed-wing aircraft

• Bilabial clicks ʘ (International Phonetic Alphabet) (Unicode IPA Extensions)
• Hwair 𐍈 (Gothic alphabet) (Unicode Gothic)
• Berber languages ⵙ ( Tifinagh Alphabet ) (Unicode Tifinagh)
• Tha 𑀣 (Brāhmī script) (Unicode Brahmi)
• Eye (Blissymbols)
• Fisheye ◉ (Unicode Geometric Shapes)
• Circled dot operator ⊙ (which represents the XNOR gate; Unicode Mathematical Operators), and n-ary circled dot operator ⨀ (Unicode Supplemental Mathematical Operators)
• A brief contact (brush) of the signing hand in SignWriting
• An indication of selected choice of radio buttons

Other uses

• A nazar is a circled-dot-shaped amulet believed to protect against the evil eye
• Center of pressure
• Mensuration sign for 9/8 meter 𝇇 (Unicode Musical Symbols)
• Used, or cancelled, stamp (philately)
• The trademark of the Target Corporation
• As a symbol of the phallus or nature's generative principle and of an Entered Apprentice Freemason^[1]
• City centre (European road-signs)
• End of trail. Gone home. (scouting)
• The Symbol of "Waterhole" in the Australian Aboroginies Symbol resembles the Circumpunct
• In Germany it is symbol for a "Gestempelte Briefmarke" (canceled stamp), while a star means "postfrisch" (mint Stamp)
• In geometry, it is often the symbol for a circle
• In physics, it can be used to denote a vector facing out of the page

See also

• The Lost Symbol - a novel by Dan Brown that uses this symbol.

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