U+273C

Open centre teardrop-spoked asterisk✼

Open centre 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+273C
Decimal
10044
Hex
0x273C
Octal
0o23474

Unicode identity

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Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+273C
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0OPEN CENTRE TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK
Unicode 1.0 nameLegacy aliasOPEN CENTER TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK
DecimalBase 1010044
HexadecimalBase 160x273C
OctalBase 80o23474
BinaryBase 20010011100111100
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2700–U+27BFDingbats
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

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HTML entity (decimal)✼
HTML entity (hex)✼
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\273C
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%BC

Programming languages

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JavaScript / TypeScript\u273C
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u273C
Python\u273C
Java / C# / Kotlin\u273C

Byte encodings

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UTF-83 bytesE2 9C BC
UTF-16 (BE)273C
UTF-32 (BE)0000273C

How to type Open centre teardrop-spoked asterisk

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 273c, 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, \273C in CSS, and \u273C in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
OPEN CENTRE TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK
Unicode 1.0 name
OPEN CENTER 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 Open centre 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 Open centre teardrop-spoked asterisk?

Open centre teardrop-spoked asterisk is U+273C (decimal 10044, hexadecimal 0x273C, octal 0o23474). 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 Open centre teardrop-spoked asterisk?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "OPEN CENTRE TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK"; its Unicode 1.0 name was "OPEN CENTER TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Open centre teardrop-spoked asterisk?

Use ✼ or ✼. In CSS, use content: "\273C".

How do I type Open centre teardrop-spoked asterisk in code?

JavaScript: "\u273C". Python: "\u273C". JSON and Java: "\u273C". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C BC.

Is Open centre teardrop-spoked asterisk an emoji?

No. Open centre 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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