U+2736

Six pointed black star✶

Six pointed black star is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats block, listed here under Stars & Sparkles, Misc & Symbols 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+2736
Decimal
10038
Hex
0x2736
Octal
0o23466

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2736
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0SIX POINTED BLACK STAR
DecimalBase 1010038
HexadecimalBase 160x2736
OctalBase 80o23466
BinaryBase 20010011100110110
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: "…"\2736
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%B6

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2736
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2736
Python\u2736
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2736

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C B6
UTF-16 (BE)2736
UTF-32 (BE)00002736

How to type Six pointed black star

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2736 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2736 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2736. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Six pointed black star".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2736, 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, \2736 in CSS, and \u2736 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
SIX 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 Six pointed black 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 Six pointed black star?

Six pointed black star is U+2736 (decimal 10038, hexadecimal 0x2736, octal 0o23466). 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 Six pointed black star?

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

What is the HTML code for Six pointed black star?

Use ✶ or ✶. In CSS, use content: "\2736".

How do I type Six pointed black star in code?

JavaScript: "\u2736". Python: "\u2736". JSON and Java: "\u2736". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C B6.

Is Six pointed black star an emoji?

No. Six pointed black 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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