U+2727

White four pointed star✧

White four pointed star is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats block, listed here under Stars & Sparkles, Faces & Emoticons and 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.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2727
Decimal
10023
Hex
0x2727
Octal
0o23447

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2727
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0WHITE FOUR POINTED STAR
DecimalBase 1010023
HexadecimalBase 160x2727
OctalBase 80o23447
BinaryBase 20010011100100111
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: "…"\2727
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%A7

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2727
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2727
Python\u2727
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2727

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C A7
UTF-16 (BE)2727
UTF-32 (BE)00002727

How to type White four pointed star

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2727 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2727 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2727. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "White four pointed star".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2727, 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, \2727 in CSS, and \u2727 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
WHITE FOUR POINTED STAR
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 White four pointed 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 four pointed star?

White four pointed star is U+2727 (decimal 10023, hexadecimal 0x2727, octal 0o23447). 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 White four pointed star?

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

What is the HTML code for White four pointed star?

Use ✧ or ✧. In CSS, use content: "\2727".

How do I type White four pointed star in code?

JavaScript: "\u2727". Python: "\u2727". JSON and Java: "\u2727". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C A7.

Is White four pointed star an emoji?

No. White four pointed 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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