U+273B

Teardrop-spoked asterisk✻

Teardrop-spoked 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", "flower".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+273B
Decimal
10043
Hex
0x273B
Octal
0o23473

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+273B
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK
DecimalBase 1010043
HexadecimalBase 160x273B
OctalBase 80o23473
BinaryBase 20010011100111011
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: "…"\273B
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%BB

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u273B
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u273B
Python\u273B
Java / C# / Kotlin\u273B

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C BB
UTF-16 (BE)273B
UTF-32 (BE)0000273B

How to type Teardrop-spoked asterisk

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 273B. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Teardrop-spoked asterisk".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 273b, 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, \273B in CSS, and \u273B in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
TEARDROP-SPOKED 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 Teardrop-spoked 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 Teardrop-spoked asterisk?

Teardrop-spoked asterisk is U+273B (decimal 10043, hexadecimal 0x273B, octal 0o23473). 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 Teardrop-spoked asterisk?

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

What is the HTML code for Teardrop-spoked asterisk?

Use ✻ or ✻. In CSS, use content: "\273B".

How do I type Teardrop-spoked asterisk in code?

JavaScript: "\u273B". Python: "\u273B". JSON and Java: "\u273B". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C BB.

Is Teardrop-spoked asterisk an emoji?

No. Teardrop-spoked 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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