U+2606

White star☆

White star is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols block, listed here under Stars & Sparkles. 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", "outline".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2606
Decimal
9734
Hex
0x2606
Octal
0o23006

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2606
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0WHITE STAR
DecimalBase 109734
HexadecimalBase 160x2606
OctalBase 80o23006
BinaryBase 20010011000000110
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: "…"\2606
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%98%86

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2606
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2606
Python\u2606
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2606

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 98 86
UTF-16 (BE)2606
UTF-32 (BE)00002606

How to type White star

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2606 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2606 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2606. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "White star".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2606, 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, \2606 in CSS, and \u2606 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
WHITE 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 White 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 White star?

White star is U+2606 (decimal 9734, hexadecimal 0x2606, octal 0o23006). 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 White star?

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

What is the HTML code for White star?

Use ☆ or ☆, or the named entity ☆. In CSS, use content: "\2606".

How do I type White star in code?

JavaScript: "\u2606". Python: "\u2606". JSON and Java: "\u2606". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 98 86.

Is White star an emoji?

No. White 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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