Fullwidth asterisk

* is the Unicode character “FULLWIDTH ASTERISK” (U+FF0A). It belongs to the Halfwidth And Fullwidth Forms block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

* codes

UnicodeCode point U+FF0A
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page *
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code *
CSSFor the CSS content property \FF0A
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \uFF0A
PythonEscape in Python strings \uFF0A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %EF%BC%8A
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 EF BC 8A
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 FF0A

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 “fullwidth asterisk”.

In Microsoft Word, type FF0A and press Alt + X.

Mac

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

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+FF0A. Every format is on the fullwidth asterisk page.

About *

Unicode name
FULLWIDTH ASTERISK
Code point
U+FF0A (65290)
Block
Halfwidth And Fullwidth Forms
Category
Other Punctuation
Unicode version
1.1