White Star
The outlined star pairs with the black star to show an empty rating slot, such as three filled stars and two outlined. Reach for ☆ in ratings, reviews and decorative headings, where a plain keyboard falls short. It is cataloged at Unicode code point U+2606 in the stars set, so it renders the same real text character in every app that supports the font, not a pasted image.
| Symbol | ☆ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2606 | |
| Name | White Star | |
| HTML (decimal) | ☆ | |
| HTML (hex) | ☆ | |
| CSS content | \2606 | |
| JavaScript / JSON | \u2606 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xE2 0x98 0x86 | |
| UTF-16 units | 0x2606 | |
| Windows alt code | Alt 9734 |
How do you type the white star on each platform?
| Where | How to type it |
|---|---|
| Any device | Click the ☆ at the top of this page. It goes straight to your clipboard, and you paste it with Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac. This is the only method that behaves identically everywhere. |
| Windows | Hold Alt and type 9734 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. The number row above the letters does not work for this. |
| macOS | Add Unicode Hex Input under Keyboard settings, switch to it, then hold Option and type 2606. Without that input source, open the Character Viewer with Control+Command+Space and search for white star. |
| Linux and ChromeOS | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2606, then press Enter or the space bar. This works in GTK applications and with IBus. |
| Microsoft Word | Type 2606 in the document, then press Alt and X together with the cursor immediately after the last digit. Word replaces the digits with ☆. |
| Google Docs | Insert, then Special characters, then paste U+2606 or type white star in the search box. You can also draw the shape in the sketch pad on the right. |
| Excel and Google Sheets | Use the formula UNICHAR(9734) in a cell. Copy the cell and paste it as a value if you want the character rather than the formula. |
| HTML | Write ☆ or ☆. There is no standard named entity for this character. On a page served as UTF-8 the character itself also works. |
| CSS | Use content: "\2606" inside a ::before or ::after rule. Terminate the escape with a space if the next character is also a hexadecimal digit. |
| JavaScript | The escape \u2606 produces this character inside a string literal, and the same escape is valid in JSON. |
More detail per platform: Windows alt codes, special characters on a Mac, special characters in Word and HTML entities.
Frequently asked questions
How do I copy the white star symbol?
Click the ☆ above or the copy button and it is placed on your clipboard. Paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. It is a real text character, so it works in documents, chats and code.
What is the Unicode code point for white star?
The white star has the Unicode code point U+2606. In HTML you can write it as ☆ or ☆.
What is the alt code for the white star symbol?
On Windows, hold the Alt key and type Alt 9734 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt. Copying the ☆ from this page is quicker and works on any device.
Is the white star an emoji or a text character?
It is a plain Unicode text character, not an image or an emoji sticker. That means the ☆ inherits the surrounding font, size and color wherever you paste it, and it works in places emoji often do not, such as usernames, file names and code.
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