U+2B55 · emoji since 2010
The hollow red circle is an open ring that often means correct, the cheerful opposite of a cross. It marks yes, right, or this one.
Elsewhere it simply circles something for attention, the digital way of drawing a big red ring around what matters.
In texting, âïž does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and âïž is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Hollow Red Circle emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the hollow red circle emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The âïž leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
Or make your own cipher in the translator.