U+2733

Eight spoked asterisk✳

Eight spoked asterisk is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats block, listed here under Stars & Sparkles 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+2733
Decimal
10035
Hex
0x2733
Octal
0o23463

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2733
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0EIGHT SPOKED ASTERISK
DecimalBase 1010035
HexadecimalBase 160x2733
OctalBase 80o23463
BinaryBase 20010011100110011
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: "…"\2733
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%B3

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2733
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2733
Python\u2733
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2733

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C B3
UTF-16 (BE)2733
UTF-32 (BE)00002733

How to type Eight spoked asterisk

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2733 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2733 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2733. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Eight spoked asterisk".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2733, 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, \2733 in CSS, and \u2733 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
EIGHT SPOKED ASTERISK
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 Eight spoked asterisk 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 Eight spoked asterisk?

Eight spoked asterisk is U+2733 (decimal 10035, hexadecimal 0x2733, octal 0o23463). 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 Eight spoked asterisk?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "EIGHT SPOKED ASTERISK". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Eight spoked asterisk?

Use ✳ or ✳. In CSS, use content: "\2733".

How do I type Eight spoked asterisk in code?

JavaScript: "\u2733". Python: "\u2733". JSON and Java: "\u2733". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C B3.

Is Eight spoked asterisk an emoji?

No. Eight spoked asterisk 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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