U+2737

Eight pointed rectilinear star✷

Eight pointed rectilinear 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+2737
Decimal
10039
Hex
0x2737
Octal
0o23467

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2737
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0EIGHT POINTED RECTILINEAR BLACK STAR
DecimalBase 1010039
HexadecimalBase 160x2737
OctalBase 80o23467
BinaryBase 20010011100110111
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: "…"\2737
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%B7

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2737
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2737
Python\u2737
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2737

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C B7
UTF-16 (BE)2737
UTF-32 (BE)00002737

How to type Eight pointed rectilinear star

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2737 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2737 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2737. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Eight pointed rectilinear star".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2737, 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, \2737 in CSS, and \u2737 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
EIGHT POINTED RECTILINEAR 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 rectilinear 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 rectilinear star?

Eight pointed rectilinear star is U+2737 (decimal 10039, hexadecimal 0x2737, octal 0o23467). 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 rectilinear star?

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

What is the HTML code for Eight pointed rectilinear star?

Use ✷ or ✷. In CSS, use content: "\2737".

How do I type Eight pointed rectilinear star in code?

JavaScript: "\u2737". Python: "\u2737". JSON and Java: "\u2737". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C B7.

Is Eight pointed rectilinear star an emoji?

No. Eight pointed rectilinear 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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