Four balloon asterisk ✣
Four arms ending in round loops. It looks like an outlined clover.
Four balloon asterisk codes
| Unicode | U+2723 |
| Official name | FOUR BALLOON-SPOKED ASTERISK |
| Unicode block | Dingbats |
| HTML (hex) | ✣ |
| HTML (decimal) | ✣ |
| CSS | content: "\2723"; |
| JavaScript | "\u2723" |
| Python | "\N{FOUR BALLOON-SPOKED ASTERISK}" |
| URL-encoded | %E2%9C%A3 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C A3 |
How to type ✣
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer and search for “four balloon-spoked asterisk”. Or switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option and type
2723. - Windows: in Word, type
2723and 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
2723, 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 four balloon asterisk is used for
- Clover and luck themes.
- Ornamental bullets.
- Quilting and craft-style decoration.
Good to know
It's the outline version. ✤ is the solid, heavy one.
Will it show up? Supported on all current major platforms.