U+2042

Asterism⁂

Asterism is a monochrome text character from the Unicode General Punctuation block, listed here under Stars & Sparkles, Weather & Nature and Ornaments & Dingbats. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2042
Decimal
8258
Hex
0x2042
Octal
0o20102

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2042
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0ASTERISM
DecimalBase 108258
HexadecimalBase 160x2042
OctalBase 80o20102
BinaryBase 20010000001000010
General categoryPunctuation, otherPo
Unicode blockU+2000–U+206FGeneral Punctuation
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)⁂
HTML entity (hex)⁂
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2042
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%81%82

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2042
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2042
Python\u2042
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2042

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 81 82
UTF-16 (BE)2042
UTF-32 (BE)00002042

How to type Asterism

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2042 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2042 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2042. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Asterism".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2042, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ⁂ in HTML, \2042 in CSS, and \u2042 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
ASTERISM
Block
General Punctuation (U+2000–U+206F)
General category
Po — Punctuation, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the General Punctuation block: U2000.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Asterism symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ⁂ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Asterism?

Asterism is U+2042 (decimal 8258, hexadecimal 0x2042, octal 0o20102). It lives in the General Punctuation block (U+2000–U+206F) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Asterism?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "ASTERISM". Its General_Category is Po (Punctuation, other).

What is the HTML code for Asterism?

Use ⁂ or ⁂. In CSS, use content: "\2042".

How do I type Asterism in code?

JavaScript: "\u2042". Python: "\u2042". JSON and Java: "\u2042". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 81 82.

Is Asterism an emoji?

No. Asterism is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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