Open centre black star

✫ is the Unicode character “OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR” (U+272B). It belongs to the Dingbats block and was added in Unicode 1.1. Click it to copy, or use the codes below.

✫ codes

UnicodeCode point U+272B
HTML codeDecimal, works in any HTML page ✫
HTML hexHexadecimal HTML code ✫
CSSFor the CSS content property \272B
JavaScriptEscape in JavaScript strings \u272B
PythonEscape in Python strings \u272B
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8 %E2%9C%AB
UTF-8Bytes in UTF-8 E2 9C AB
UTF-16Code units in UTF-16 272B

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 “open centre black star”.

In Microsoft Word, type 272B and press Alt + X.

Mac

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

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+272B. Every format is on the open centre black star page.

About ✫

Unicode name
OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR
Code point
U+272B (10027)
Block
Dingbats
Category
Other Symbol
Unicode version
1.1