Balloon-spoked asterisk ❉
An asterisk whose arms end in round "balloons". It looks like a molecule or a snowflake.
Balloon-spoked asterisk codes
| Unicode | U+2749 |
| Official name | BALLOON-SPOKED ASTERISK |
| Unicode block | Dingbats |
| HTML (hex) | ❉ |
| HTML (decimal) | ❉ |
| CSS | content: "\2749"; |
| JavaScript | "\u2749" |
| Python | "\N{BALLOON-SPOKED ASTERISK}" |
| URL-encoded | %E2%9D%89 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9D 89 |
How to type ❉
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer and search for “balloon-spoked asterisk”. Or switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option and type
2749. - Windows: in Word, type
2749and press Alt + X. Windows has no Alt code for this character, so copying it from this page is the fastest route in other apps. - Chromebook and Linux: press Ctrl + Shift + U, type
2749, then press Space or Enter. - iPhone and Android: copy it from this page, then save it as a text replacement so a short code like
;asttypes it for you. Here's how on iPhone.
What the balloon-spoked asterisk is used for
- Snowflake-like winter decoration.
- Science and chemistry themed text.
- Distinctive bullets.
Good to know
Don't confuse it with the four-armed balloon asterisks ✣ and ✤, which look more like clover.
Will it show up? Supported on all current major platforms.