U+2723

Four balloon-spoked asterisk✣

Four balloon-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+2723
Decimal
10019
Hex
0x2723
Octal
0o23443

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2723
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0FOUR BALLOON-SPOKED ASTERISK
DecimalBase 1010019
HexadecimalBase 160x2723
OctalBase 80o23443
BinaryBase 20010011100100011
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: "…"\2723
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%A3

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2723
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2723
Python\u2723
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2723

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C A3
UTF-16 (BE)2723
UTF-32 (BE)00002723

How to type Four balloon-spoked asterisk

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2723 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2723 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2723. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Four balloon-spoked asterisk".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2723, 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, \2723 in CSS, and \u2723 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
FOUR BALLOON-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 balloon-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 balloon-spoked asterisk?

Four balloon-spoked asterisk is U+2723 (decimal 10019, hexadecimal 0x2723, octal 0o23443). 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 balloon-spoked asterisk?

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

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

Use ✣ or ✣. In CSS, use content: "\2723".

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

JavaScript: "\u2723". Python: "\u2723". JSON and Java: "\u2723". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C A3.

Is Four balloon-spoked asterisk an emoji?

No. Four balloon-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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