U+272E

Heavy outlined star✮

Heavy outlined 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+272E
Decimal
10030
Hex
0x272E
Octal
0o23456

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+272E
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0HEAVY OUTLINED BLACK STAR
DecimalBase 1010030
HexadecimalBase 160x272E
OctalBase 80o23456
BinaryBase 20010011100101110
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: "…"\272E
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%AE

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u272E
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u272E
Python\u272E
Java / C# / Kotlin\u272E

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C AE
UTF-16 (BE)272E
UTF-32 (BE)0000272E

How to type Heavy outlined star

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 272e, 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, \272E in CSS, and \u272E in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
HEAVY OUTLINED 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 Heavy outlined 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 Heavy outlined star?

Heavy outlined star is U+272E (decimal 10030, hexadecimal 0x272E, octal 0o23456). 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 outlined star?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "HEAVY OUTLINED BLACK STAR". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Heavy outlined star?

Use ✮ or ✮. In CSS, use content: "\272E".

How do I type Heavy outlined star in code?

JavaScript: "\u272E". Python: "\u272E". JSON and Java: "\u272E". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C AE.

Is Heavy outlined star an emoji?

No. Heavy outlined 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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