✺

U+273A SIXTEEN POINTED ASTERISK

Dingbats · Other symbol

NameSIXTEEN POINTED ASTERISK
Code pointU+273A
Decimal10042
BlockDingbats
CategoryOther symbol (So)
UTF-8E2 9C BA
UTF-16273A
UTF-320000273A
HTML✺ ✺
CSS\273A
JavaScript\u273A
Python\u273a
URL-encoded%E2%9C%BA

Frequently asked questions

What is the character U+273A?

U+273A ✺ is officially named SIXTEEN POINTED ASTERISK. It belongs to the Dingbats block and the category Other symbol.

How do I type ✺?

Windows (Word, WordPad): type 273A, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U 273a, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type 273A. Or simply copy it from this page.

How do I write ✺ in HTML?

As a numeric character reference ✺ (decimal) or ✺ (hexadecimal). In UTF-8 documents you can also insert the character directly.

How is ✺ encoded in UTF-8?

In UTF-8 the character takes 3 bytes: E2 9C BA. In UTF-16: 273A.

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