Circled asterisk operator

⊛ is the Unicode character “CIRCLED ASTERISK OPERATOR” (U+229B). It belongs to the Mathematical Operators block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

⊛ codes

UnicodeCode point U+229B
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ⊛
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ⊛
CSSFor the CSS content property \229B
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u229B
PythonEscape in Python strings \u229B
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%8A%9B
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 8A 9B
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 229B

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 “circled asterisk operator”.

In Microsoft Word, type 229B and press Alt + X.

Mac

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

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+229B. Every format is on the circled asterisk operator page.

About ⊛

Unicode name
CIRCLED ASTERISK OPERATOR
Code point
U+229B (8859)
Block
Mathematical Operators
Category
Math Symbol
Unicode version
1.1