U+2748

Heavy sparkle❈

Heavy sparkle 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", "shine".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2748
Decimal
10056
Hex
0x2748
Octal
0o23510

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2748
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0HEAVY SPARKLE
DecimalBase 1010056
HexadecimalBase 160x2748
OctalBase 80o23510
BinaryBase 20010011101001000
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: "…"\2748
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%9D%88

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2748
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2748
Python\u2748
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2748

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 9D 88
UTF-16 (BE)2748
UTF-32 (BE)00002748

How to type Heavy sparkle

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2748 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2748 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2748. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Heavy sparkle".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2748, 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, \2748 in CSS, and \u2748 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
HEAVY SPARKLE
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 sparkle 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 sparkle?

Heavy sparkle is U+2748 (decimal 10056, hexadecimal 0x2748, octal 0o23510). 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 sparkle?

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

What is the HTML code for Heavy sparkle?

Use ❈ or ❈. In CSS, use content: "\2748".

How do I type Heavy sparkle in code?

JavaScript: "\u2748". Python: "\u2748". JSON and Java: "\u2748". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 9D 88.

Is Heavy sparkle an emoji?

No. Heavy sparkle 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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