U+2739

Twelve pointed black star✹

Twelve pointed black 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+2739
Decimal
10041
Hex
0x2739
Octal
0o23471

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2739
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0TWELVE POINTED BLACK STAR
DecimalBase 1010041
HexadecimalBase 160x2739
OctalBase 80o23471
BinaryBase 20010011100111001
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: "…"\2739
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%B9

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2739
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2739
Python\u2739
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2739

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 9C B9
UTF-16 (BE)2739
UTF-32 (BE)00002739

How to type Twelve pointed black star

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2739 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2739 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2739. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Twelve pointed black star".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2739, 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, \2739 in CSS, and \u2739 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
TWELVE 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 Twelve 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 Twelve pointed black star?

Twelve pointed black star is U+2739 (decimal 10041, hexadecimal 0x2739, octal 0o23471). 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 Twelve pointed black star?

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

What is the HTML code for Twelve pointed black star?

Use ✹ or ✹. In CSS, use content: "\2739".

How do I type Twelve pointed black star in code?

JavaScript: "\u2739". Python: "\u2739". JSON and Java: "\u2739". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C B9.

Is Twelve pointed black star an emoji?

No. Twelve 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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