U+2734

Eight pointed star✴

Eight pointed star 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+2734
Decimal
10036
Hex
0x2734
Octal
0o23464

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2734
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0EIGHT POINTED BLACK STAR
DecimalBase 1010036
HexadecimalBase 160x2734
OctalBase 80o23464
BinaryBase 20010011100110100
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: "…"\2734
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%B4

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2734
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2734
Python\u2734
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2734

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C B4
UTF-16 (BE)2734
UTF-32 (BE)00002734

How to type Eight pointed star

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2734 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2734 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2734. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Eight pointed star".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2734, 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, \2734 in CSS, and \u2734 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
EIGHT POINTED 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 Eight pointed 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 Eight pointed star?

Eight pointed star is U+2734 (decimal 10036, hexadecimal 0x2734, octal 0o23464). 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 pointed star?

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

What is the HTML code for Eight pointed star?

Use ✴ or ✴. In CSS, use content: "\2734".

How do I type Eight pointed star in code?

JavaScript: "\u2734". Python: "\u2734". JSON and Java: "\u2734". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C B4.

Is Eight pointed star an emoji?

No. Eight pointed 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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