Sixteen-pointed asterisk ✺
Sixteen thin points packed into a sunburst.
Sixteen-pointed asterisk codes
| Unicode | U+273A |
| Official name | SIXTEEN POINTED ASTERISK |
| Unicode block | Dingbats |
| HTML (hex) | ✺ |
| HTML (decimal) | ✺ |
| CSS | content: "\273A"; |
| JavaScript | "\u273A" |
| Python | "\N{SIXTEEN POINTED ASTERISK}" |
| URL-encoded | %E2%9C%BA |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C BA |
How to type ✺
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer and search for “sixteen pointed asterisk”. Or switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option and type
273A. - Windows: in Word, type
273Aand 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
273a, 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 sixteen-pointed asterisk is used for
- Sun or sparkle effects in text.
- Badges and "new" labels.
- Ornaments at the start or end of a heading.
Good to know
At small text sizes the points blur into a dot. It looks best at headline size or larger. If it looks like a smudge at body text size, use ✳ or ✱ instead.
Will it show up? Supported on all current major platforms.