U+272F

Pinwheel star✯

Pinwheel 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+272F
Decimal
10031
Hex
0x272F
Octal
0o23457

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+272F
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0PINWHEEL STAR
DecimalBase 1010031
HexadecimalBase 160x272F
OctalBase 80o23457
BinaryBase 20010011100101111
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: "…"\272F
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%AF

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u272F
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u272F
Python\u272F
Java / C# / Kotlin\u272F

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C AF
UTF-16 (BE)272F
UTF-32 (BE)0000272F

How to type Pinwheel star

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 272f, 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, \272F in CSS, and \u272F in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
PINWHEEL 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 Pinwheel 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 Pinwheel star?

Pinwheel star is U+272F (decimal 10031, hexadecimal 0x272F, octal 0o23457). 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 Pinwheel star?

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

What is the HTML code for Pinwheel star?

Use ✯ or ✯. In CSS, use content: "\272F".

How do I type Pinwheel star in code?

JavaScript: "\u272F". Python: "\u272F". JSON and Java: "\u272F". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C AF.

Is Pinwheel star an emoji?

No. Pinwheel 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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