Bubble letter styles
Outlined bubbles
Each letter sits in a thin circle: ⓗⓔⓛⓛⓞ. These have the best support and show up on almost every phone.
Filled bubbles
White letters in black circles: 🅗🅔🅛🅛🅞. They stand out more but come in capitals only. Older Android phones may show boxes.
Squares
The same idea in boxes: 🄷🄴🄻🄻🄾 and 🅷🅴🅻🅻🅾. Filled squares look like keyboard keys or labels.
Drawing bubble letters by hand?
If you're lettering a poster or a sign, start with plain block capitals, then draw a rounded outline around each one, leaving a small gap. Thicken the bottom and right edges for a 3D shadow, and finish with a small white shine mark near the top left of each letter.
Questions
Why do filled bubble letters only come in capitals?
Unicode only defines filled circled letters as capitals. The generator converts your lowercase letters to capitals for that style.
Do bubble numbers work?
Yes. Outlined bubbles turn 0–9 into ⓪①②…, and filled bubbles turn them into ⓿❶❷….
Where can I use bubble text?
Instagram, TikTok, Discord, Snapchat, WhatsApp and most chat apps. It won't work in @usernames.