U+2605

Black star★

Black star is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols block, listed here under Stars & Sparkles and Weather & Nature. 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. It is often searched for as "favorite", "rating".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2605
Decimal
9733
Hex
0x2605
Octal
0o23005

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2605
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0BLACK STAR
DecimalBase 109733
HexadecimalBase 160x2605
OctalBase 80o23005
BinaryBase 20010011000000101
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2600–U+26FFMiscellaneous Symbols
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)★
HTML entity (hex)★
HTML entity (named)★
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2605
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%98%85

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2605
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2605
Python\u2605
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2605

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 98 85
UTF-16 (BE)2605
UTF-32 (BE)00002605

How to type Black star

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2605 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2605 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2605. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Black star".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2605, 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, \2605 in CSS, and \u2605 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
BLACK STAR
Block
Miscellaneous Symbols (U+2600–U+26FF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Symbols block: U2600.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Black star 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 Black star?

Black star is U+2605 (decimal 9733, hexadecimal 0x2605, octal 0o23005). It lives in the Miscellaneous Symbols block (U+2600–U+26FF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Black star?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "BLACK STAR". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Black star?

Use ★ or ★, or the named entity ★. In CSS, use content: "\2605".

How do I type Black star in code?

JavaScript: "\u2605". Python: "\u2605". JSON and Java: "\u2605". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 98 85.

Is Black star an emoji?

No. Black star 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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