Heavy propeller asterisk ❋
A bold, eight-petal propeller asterisk. It has the longest official name of any asterisk.
Heavy propeller asterisk codes
| Unicode | U+274B |
| Official name | HEAVY EIGHT TEARDROP-SPOKED PROPELLER ASTERISK |
| Unicode block | Dingbats |
| HTML (hex) | ❋ |
| HTML (decimal) | ❋ |
| CSS | content: "\274B"; |
| JavaScript | "\u274B" |
| Python | "\N{HEAVY EIGHT TEARDROP-SPOKED PROPELLER ASTERISK}" |
| URL-encoded | %E2%9D%8B |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9D 8B |
How to type ❋
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer and search for “heavy eight teardrop-spoked propeller asterisk”. Or switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option and type
274B. - Windows: in Word, type
274Band 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
274b, 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 propeller asterisk is used for
- Bold ornamental bullets.
- Floral or tile-pattern decoration.
- Header and footer ornaments.
Good to know
Its Unicode name, HEAVY EIGHT TEARDROP-SPOKED PROPELLER ASTERISK, is a good example of how precisely Unicode names describe a shape. In a character picker, searching "propeller" finds it fastest.
Will it show up? Supported on all current major platforms.