﹡

U+FE61 SMALL ASTERISK

Small Form Variants · Other punctuation

NameSMALL ASTERISK
Code pointU+FE61
Decimal65121
BlockSmall Form Variants
CategoryOther punctuation (Po)
UTF-8EF B9 A1
UTF-16FE61
UTF-320000FE61
HTML﹡ ﹡
CSS\FE61
JavaScript\uFE61
Python\ufe61
URL-encoded%EF%B9%A1
Decomposition<small> 002A

Frequently asked questions

What is the character U+FE61?

U+FE61 ﹡ is officially named SMALL ASTERISK. It belongs to the Small Form Variants block and the category Other punctuation.

How do I type ﹡?

Windows (Word, WordPad): type FE61, then press Alt+X. Linux (GTK/IBus): Ctrl+Shift+U fe61, then Space. macOS: enable the “Unicode Hex Input” keyboard, hold Option and type FE61. Or simply copy it from this page.

How do I write ﹡ in HTML?

As a numeric character reference &#65121; (decimal) or &#xFE61; (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: EF B9 A1. In UTF-16: FE61.

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