Is there a CD icon/symbol for latex?

Question

Is there a CD icon / symbol for LaTeX? I was looking through the whole The Comprehensive LaTeX Symbol List but haven't found any.

I'm after something like this: 💿 or this.

Answer 1

For simple icons, I would also use TikZ to draw my own icon (e.g. modelled on your link).

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}

\newcommand{\disc}{{\tikz[baseline=-.75ex]{%
\draw[line width=.1ex] (0,0) circle(.8ex);
\draw[line width=.2ex] (0,0) circle(.2ex);
\draw[line width=.15ex] ([shift=(270:.5ex)]0,0) arc (270:340:.5ex);
\draw[line width=.15ex] ([shift=(90:.5ex)]0,0) arc (90:160:.5ex);
}}}

\begin{document}

Billie Holiday, {\it Body and Soul}, Verve Records \disc

\Large {\it Body and Soul} (1957) \disc

\footnotesize Billie Holiday, {\it Body and Soul} (1957) \disc

\tiny Billie Holiday, {\it Body and Soul} (1957), Verve Records \disc

\end{document}

Answer 2

Completely impractical:

\documentclass[tikz,border=5]{standalone}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[rotate=45]
\begin{scope}
\clip circle [radius=0.25] [rounded corners=1cm] (-1,-1) rectangle (1,1);
\fill [gray!10] circle [radius=1];
\foreach \i in {0,...,20}\foreach \r in {45, 135}
  \fill [white, opacity=0.1, rotate=\r] 
    (-\i:1) arc (-\i:\i:1) -- (180+\i:1) arc (180+\i:180-\i:1) -- cycle;
\end{scope}
\begin{scope}
\clip circle [radius=0.3] [rounded corners=0.95cm] 
  (-.95,-.95) rectangle (.95,.95);
\fill [gray!20] circle [radius=1];
\foreach \i in {0,...,50}
  \fill [white, opacity=0.05, rotate=90] 
    (-\i:1) arc (-\i:\i:1) -- (180+\i:1) arc (180+\i:180-\i:1) -- cycle;
\foreach \i in {0,0.5, ..., 10}
  \foreach \c [count=\j from -4, evaluate={\a=\j*5-\i; \b=\j*5+5+\i;}] in
    {gray!50!white, red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, gray!50!white}
      \fill [fill=\c!50, opacity=0.05] 
        (0:0) -- (\a:1) arc (\a:\b:1) -- (\b+180:1) arc (\b+180:\a+180:1) -- (0:0);
\foreach \i in {0,1, ..., 10}
  \foreach \c [count=\j from 16, evaluate={\a=\j*5-\i; \b=\j*5+5+\i;}] in
    {gray!25, white, white, white, gray!25}
      \fill [fill=\c, opacity=0.1] 
        (0:0) -- (\a:1) arc (\a:\b:1) -- (\b+180:1) arc (\b+180:\a+180:1) -- (0:0);
\fill [white, opacity=0.5] circle [radius=1];
\end{scope}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Answer 3

You could built it with TikZ:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}

\newcommand{\mycd}{\tikz{%
\node[circle, inner sep=0pt, text width=.8em, fill=black]{};
\node[circle, inner sep=0pt, text width=.42em, fill=white]{};
\node[circle, inner sep=0pt, text width=.32em, fill=black]{};
\node[circle, inner sep=0pt, text width=.1em, fill=white]{};
}}
\begin{document}

{\LARGE LARGE text: \mycd}

Normal text: \mycd

{\tiny tiny text: \mycd}

\end{document}

Answer 4

Edit

Now without packages except for color (obviously optional):

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\setlength{\unitlength}{1em}
\newcommand\CD[1][black]{{\color{#1!50!black}\begin{picture}(1,1)
\put(.5,.35){\circle{1}}
\put(.5,.35){\circle{.4}}
\put(.5,.35){\circle*{.3}}
\end{picture}}}


\begin{document}
CDROM CDROM CDROM CDROM \par
CDROM CDROM CDROM CDROM \par
CDROM \CD\ CDROM \CD\ CDROM \CD\par 
\CD\ CDROM \CD[white] CDROM \CD[cyan] CDROM\par
\CD[blue] CDROM \CD[orange] CDROM \CD[olive] CDROM\par
CDROM CDROM CDROM CDROM \par
CDROM CDROM CDROM CDROM \par
\end{document}

A more realistic CD with the same approach:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\setlength{\unitlength}{.5mm}
\newcommand\CD[1]{
\scalebox{#1}
{\begin{picture}(6,6)
\color{gray}\put(3.1,2.9){\circle*{6}}
\color{gray!50!cyan!30}\put(3,3){\circle*{6}}
\color{olive!20!cyan!25}\put(3,3){\circle*{5}}
\color{magenta!30!cyan!20!}\put(3,3){\circle*{4.5}}
\color{olive!30!cyan!20}\put(3,3){\circle*{3.7}}
\color{blue!30!cyan!20!}\put(3,3){\circle*{3.1}}
\color{gray!50}\put(3,3){\circle{2}}
\color{gray!30}\put(3,3){\circle*{2}}
\color{gray}\put(3,3){\circle{.7}}
\color{white}\put(3,3){\circle*{.7}}
\end{picture}}}
\begin{document}
\CD{10} 
\end{document}

Old poor-man version (yes, slightly off-center, sharp eyes...)

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\def\CDROM#1{\scalebox{#1}{\Huge\textcircled{\raisebox{-.5pt}%
{\small$^{\textcircled{\ensuremath\circ}}$}}}}
\begin{document}
\CDROM1  \CDROM{.5} CDROM 
\end{document}

Answer 5

Just download the image version of the link you and include it using graphicx:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{graphicx}

\newcommand{\disc}[1][]{\includegraphics[height=1.1ex,#1]{disc.png}}

\begin{document}

Billie Holiday, {\itshape Body and Soul}, Verve Records \disc

\Large {\itshape Body and Soul} (1957) \disc

\footnotesize Billie Holiday, {\itshape Body and Soul} (1957) \disc

\tiny Billie Holiday, {\itshape Body and Soul} (1957), Verve Records \disc

\end{document}

If you want a higher-quality version (vectorized, like PDF or EPS), you can trace the bitmap using Inkscape. See Creating Logo with Fancy Font.

If you're concerned about material that may be copyrighted, you can search for free alternatives on (say) OpenClipArt.

Answer 6

As @Virgile (above) pointed out in a comment there is a Unicode character 'OPTICAL DISC' U+1F4BF 💿   Obviously its availability depends on the current font, and requires full Unicode support, such as in XeTeX or LuateX.

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{fontspec}
\newfontfamily\symbola{Symbola}

\begin{document}

{\symbola\symbol{"1F4BF}}

\end{document}

Thanks to @Henri_Menke for extending my comment.

Answer 7

Not totally serious.

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{fontawesome}
\begin{document}
Poor Man's Disc Symbol: \faicon{dot-circle-o} or \faDotCircleO 
\end{document}

Answer 8

"Any diagram that can be written in PSTricks, will eventually be written in PSTricks."

\documentclass[pstricks,margin=5mm]{standalone}

\begin{document}
\begin{pspicture}(-3,-3)(3,3)
    \pscircle{3}
    \psRing*[linecolor=blue!90](0,0){1}{2.9}
    \psRing*[linecolor=blue!50](0,0)[30,60]{1}{2.9}
    \psRing*[linecolor=blue!50](0,0)[210,240]{1}{2.9}
    \psRing*[linecolor=lightgray]{.9}{.95}
    \psRing*[linecolor=lightgray]{.3}{.35}  
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}