Circled dot

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

Solar symbol

• Solar symbol, symbol used to represent the sun
• Solar mass (astronomy)
• 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)

Language and linguistics

• Bilabial clicks (International Phonetic Alphabet)
• Hwair (Gothic alphabet)
• Tha (Brāhmī script)
• Eye (Blissymbols)
• Bullseye (Unicode geometric shapes)

Other uses

• Used, or cancelled, stamp (philately)
• The trademark of the Target Corporation
• As a symbol of an Entered Apprentice Freemason ^[1]
• City centre (European road-signs)
• End of trail. Gone home. (Scouting)

See also

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

References

1. ^ Duncan, Malcom (1866). Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor or Guide to the Three Symbolic Degrees of the Ancient York Rite, and the Degrees of Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Master, and the Royal Arch. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald.