U+272B

Open centre star✫

Open centre star is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats 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.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+272B
Decimal
10027
Hex
0x272B
Octal
0o23453

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+272B
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasOPEN CENTER BLACK STAR
DecimalBase 1010027
HexadecimalBase 160x272B
OctalBase 80o23453
BinaryBase 20010011100101011
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2700–U+27BFDingbats
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)✫
HTML entity (hex)✫
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\272B
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%AB

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u272B
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u272B
Python\u272B
Java / C# / Kotlin\u272B

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 9C AB
UTF-16 (BE)272B
UTF-32 (BE)0000272B

How to type Open centre star

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +272B with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 272B then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 272B. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Open centre star".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 272b, 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, \272B in CSS, and \u272B in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR
Unicode 1.0 name
OPEN CENTER BLACK 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 Open centre 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 Open centre star?

Open centre star is U+272B (decimal 10027, hexadecimal 0x272B, octal 0o23453). 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 Open centre star?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "OPEN CENTER BLACK STAR". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Open centre star?

Use ✫ or ✫. In CSS, use content: "\272B".

How do I type Open centre star in code?

JavaScript: "\u272B". Python: "\u272B". JSON and Java: "\u272B". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C AB.

Is Open centre star an emoji?

No. Open centre 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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