U+2722

Four teardrop-spoked asterisk✢

Four teardrop-spoked asterisk is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats block, listed here under 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. It is often searched for as "ornament", "asterisk".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2722
Decimal
10018
Hex
0x2722
Octal
0o23442

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2722
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0FOUR TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK
DecimalBase 1010018
HexadecimalBase 160x2722
OctalBase 80o23442
BinaryBase 20010011100100010
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2700–U+27BFDingbats
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)✢
HTML entity (hex)✢
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2722
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%A2

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2722
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2722
Python\u2722
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2722

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C A2
UTF-16 (BE)2722
UTF-32 (BE)00002722

How to type Four teardrop-spoked asterisk

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2722 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2722 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2722. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Four teardrop-spoked asterisk".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2722, 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, \2722 in CSS, and \u2722 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
FOUR TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK
Block
Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Dingbats block: U2700.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Four teardrop-spoked asterisk 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 Four teardrop-spoked asterisk?

Four teardrop-spoked asterisk is U+2722 (decimal 10018, hexadecimal 0x2722, octal 0o23442). It lives in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Four teardrop-spoked asterisk?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "FOUR TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Four teardrop-spoked asterisk?

Use ✢ or ✢. In CSS, use content: "\2722".

How do I type Four teardrop-spoked asterisk in code?

JavaScript: "\u2722". Python: "\u2722". JSON and Java: "\u2722". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C A2.

Is Four teardrop-spoked asterisk an emoji?

No. Four teardrop-spoked asterisk 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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