U+2724

Heavy four balloon-spoked asterisk✤

Heavy 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", "flower".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2724
Decimal
10020
Hex
0x2724
Octal
0o23444

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2724
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0HEAVY FOUR BALLOON-SPOKED ASTERISK
DecimalBase 1010020
HexadecimalBase 160x2724
OctalBase 80o23444
BinaryBase 20010011100100100
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: "…"\2724
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%A4

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2724
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2724
Python\u2724
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2724

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C A4
UTF-16 (BE)2724
UTF-32 (BE)00002724

How to type Heavy four balloon-spoked asterisk

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2724 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2724 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2724. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Heavy four balloon-spoked asterisk".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2724, 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, \2724 in CSS, and \u2724 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
HEAVY 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 Heavy 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 Heavy four balloon-spoked asterisk?

Heavy four balloon-spoked asterisk is U+2724 (decimal 10020, hexadecimal 0x2724, octal 0o23444). 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 Heavy four balloon-spoked asterisk?

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

What is the HTML code for Heavy four balloon-spoked asterisk?

Use ✤ or ✤. In CSS, use content: "\2724".

How do I type Heavy four balloon-spoked asterisk in code?

JavaScript: "\u2724". Python: "\u2724". JSON and Java: "\u2724". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C A4.

Is Heavy four balloon-spoked asterisk an emoji?

No. Heavy 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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