Heavy four balloon asterisk ✤
A solid four-leaf-clover shape.
Heavy four balloon asterisk codes
| Unicode | U+2724 |
| Official name | HEAVY FOUR BALLOON-SPOKED ASTERISK |
| Unicode block | Dingbats |
| HTML (hex) | ✤ |
| HTML (decimal) | ✤ |
| CSS | content: "\2724"; |
| JavaScript | "\u2724" |
| Python | "\N{HEAVY FOUR BALLOON-SPOKED ASTERISK}" |
| URL-encoded | %E2%9C%A4 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C A4 |
How to type ✤
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer and search for “heavy four balloon-spoked asterisk”. Or switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option and type
2724. - Windows: in Word, type
2724and 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
2724, 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 heavy four balloon asterisk is used for
- St. Patrick's Day and luck-themed text.
- Bold bullets.
- Simple text-based logos.
Good to know
It can stand in for a four-leaf clover in places where the 🍀 emoji would be too colourful.
Will it show up? Supported on all current major platforms.