Asterism

⁂ is the Unicode character “ASTERISM” (U+2042). It belongs to the General Punctuation block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

⁂ codes

UnicodeCode point U+2042
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ⁂
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ⁂
CSSFor the CSS content property \2042
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u2042
PythonEscape in Python strings \u2042
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%81%82
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 81 82
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 2042

How to type ⁂

Copy and paste

Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (⌘ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for “asterism”.

In Microsoft Word, type 2042 and press Alt + X.

Mac

Press Control + ⌘ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “asterism”.

iPhone and Android

Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary).

HTML and CSS

Unicode U+2042. Every format is on the asterism page.

About ⁂

Unicode name
ASTERISM
Code point
U+2042 (8258)
Block
General Punctuation
Category
Other Punctuation
Unicode version
1.1