U+2B50

Glowing star⭐

Glowing star is a color emoji character from the Unicode Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, listed here under Stars & Sparkles. 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.

Quick facts

Unicode
U+2B50
Decimal
11088
Hex
0x2B50
Octal
0o25520

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+2B50
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0WHITE MEDIUM STAR
DecimalBase 1011088
HexadecimalBase 160x2B50
OctalBase 80o25520
BinaryBase 20010101101010000
General categorySymbol, otherSo
Unicode blockU+2B00–U+2BFFMiscellaneous Symbols and Arrows
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)⭐
HTML entity (hex)⭐
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\2B50
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%E2%AD%90

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u2B50
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u2B50
Python\u2B50
Java / C# / Kotlin\u2B50

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-83 bytesE2 AD 90
UTF-16 (BE)2B50
UTF-32 (BE)00002B50

How to type Glowing star

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +2B50 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 2B50 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 2B50. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Glowing star".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2b50, 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, \2B50 in CSS, and \u2B50 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
WHITE MEDIUM STAR
Block
Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows (U+2B00–U+2BFF)
General category
So — Symbol, other

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block: U2B00.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Glowing star 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 Glowing star?

Glowing star is U+2B50 (decimal 11088, hexadecimal 0x2B50, octal 0o25520). It lives in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block (U+2B00–U+2BFF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Glowing star?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "WHITE MEDIUM STAR". Its General_Category is So (Symbol, other).

What is the HTML code for Glowing star?

Use ⭐ or ⭐. In CSS, use content: "\2B50".

How do I type Glowing star in code?

JavaScript: "\u2B50". Python: "\u2B50". JSON and Java: "\u2B50". The UTF-8 byte sequence is E2 AD 90.

Is Glowing star an emoji?

Yes. Glowing star has Emoji_Presentation in Unicode, so most platforms render it as a full-color emoji by default. Append U+FE0E to force a monochrome text glyph.

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