U+273A

Sixteen pointed asterisk✺

Sixteen pointed asterisk is a monochrome text character from the Unicode Dingbats block, listed here under 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. It is often searched for as "ornament", "star", "burst", "sun".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+273A
Decimal
10042
Hex
0x273A
Octal
0o23472

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+273A
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0SIXTEEN POINTED ASTERISK
DecimalBase 1010042
HexadecimalBase 160x273A
OctalBase 80o23472
BinaryBase 20010011100111010
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: "…"\273A
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%BA

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u273A
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u273A
Python\u273A
Java / C# / Kotlin\u273A

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C BA
UTF-16 (BE)273A
UTF-32 (BE)0000273A

How to type Sixteen pointed asterisk

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +273A with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 273A then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 273A. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Sixteen pointed asterisk".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 273a, 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, \273A in CSS, and \u273A in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
SIXTEEN POINTED ASTERISK
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 Sixteen pointed asterisk 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 Sixteen pointed asterisk?

Sixteen pointed asterisk is U+273A (decimal 10042, hexadecimal 0x273A, octal 0o23472). 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 Sixteen pointed asterisk?

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

What is the HTML code for Sixteen pointed asterisk?

Use ✺ or ✺. In CSS, use content: "\273A".

How do I type Sixteen pointed asterisk in code?

JavaScript: "\u273A". Python: "\u273A". JSON and Java: "\u273A". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C BA.

Is Sixteen pointed asterisk an emoji?

No. Sixteen pointed asterisk 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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