U+2738

Heavy eight pointed star✸

Heavy 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+2738
Decimal
10040
Hex
0x2738
Octal
0o23470

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2738
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0HEAVY EIGHT POINTED RECTILINEAR BLACK STAR
DecimalBase 1010040
HexadecimalBase 160x2738
OctalBase 80o23470
BinaryBase 20010011100111000
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: "…"\2738
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%B8

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2738
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2738
Python\u2738
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2738

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C B8
UTF-16 (BE)2738
UTF-32 (BE)00002738

How to type Heavy eight pointed star

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2738 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2738 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2738. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Heavy eight pointed star".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2738, 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, \2738 in CSS, and \u2738 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
HEAVY 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 Heavy 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 Heavy eight pointed star?

Heavy eight pointed star is U+2738 (decimal 10040, hexadecimal 0x2738, octal 0o23470). 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 Heavy eight pointed star?

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

What is the HTML code for Heavy eight pointed star?

Use ✸ or ✸. In CSS, use content: "\2738".

How do I type Heavy eight pointed star in code?

JavaScript: "\u2738". Python: "\u2738". JSON and Java: "\u2738". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C B8.

Is Heavy eight pointed star an emoji?

No. Heavy 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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