U+273D

Heavy teardrop-spoked asterisk✽

Heavy 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+273D
Decimal
10045
Hex
0x273D
Octal
0o23475

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+273D
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0HEAVY TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK
DecimalBase 1010045
HexadecimalBase 160x273D
OctalBase 80o23475
BinaryBase 20010011100111101
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: "…"\273D
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9C%BD

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u273D
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u273D
Python\u273D
Java / C# / Kotlin\u273D

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9C BD
UTF-16 (BE)273D
UTF-32 (BE)0000273D

How to type Heavy teardrop-spoked asterisk

  • Windows

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

  • macOS

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

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 273d, 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, \273D in CSS, and \u273D in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
HEAVY 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 Heavy 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 Heavy teardrop-spoked asterisk?

Heavy teardrop-spoked asterisk is U+273D (decimal 10045, hexadecimal 0x273D, octal 0o23475). 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 teardrop-spoked asterisk?

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

What is the HTML code for Heavy teardrop-spoked asterisk?

Use ✽ or ✽. In CSS, use content: "\273D".

How do I type Heavy teardrop-spoked asterisk in code?

JavaScript: "\u273D". Python: "\u273D". JSON and Java: "\u273D". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9C BD.

Is Heavy teardrop-spoked asterisk an emoji?

No. Heavy 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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