U+2730

Shadowed white star✰

Shadowed white 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+2730
Decimal
10032
Hex
0x2730
Octal
0o23460

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2730
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0SHADOWED WHITE STAR
DecimalBase 1010032
HexadecimalBase 160x2730
OctalBase 80o23460
BinaryBase 20010011100110000
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: "…"\2730
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%B0

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2730
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2730
Python\u2730
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2730

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 9C B0
UTF-16 (BE)2730
UTF-32 (BE)00002730

How to type Shadowed white star

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2730 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2730 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2730. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Shadowed white star".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2730, 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, \2730 in CSS, and \u2730 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
SHADOWED WHITE 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 Shadowed white 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 Shadowed white star?

Shadowed white star is U+2730 (decimal 10032, hexadecimal 0x2730, octal 0o23460). 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 Shadowed white star?

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

What is the HTML code for Shadowed white star?

Use ✰ or ✰. In CSS, use content: "\2730".

How do I type Shadowed white star in code?

JavaScript: "\u2730". Python: "\u2730". JSON and Java: "\u2730". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C B0.

Is Shadowed white star an emoji?

No. Shadowed white 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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