Circled White Star
Unicode places the circled white star at code point U+272A, part of the stars family. Copy the ✪ with a single click below, then scroll down for every way to type it: the HTML entities, the CSS content escape, the JavaScript escape and the Windows alt code where one exists.
| Symbol | ✪ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+272A | |
| Name | Circled White Star | |
| HTML (decimal) | ✪ | |
| HTML (hex) | ✪ | |
| CSS content | \272A | |
| JavaScript / JSON | \u272A | |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xE2 0x9C 0xAA | |
| UTF-16 units | 0x272A |
How do you type the circled 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 | There is no short alt code for this character. Press Win and the full stop key to open the emoji and symbol panel, then use the symbols tab and search for circled white star. |
| macOS | Add Unicode Hex Input under Keyboard settings, switch to it, then hold Option and type 272A. Without that input source, open the Character Viewer with Control+Command+Space and search for circled white star. |
| Linux and ChromeOS | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 272a, then press Enter or the space bar. This works in GTK applications and with IBus. |
| Microsoft Word | Type 272A 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+272A or type circled 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(10026) 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: "\272A" inside a ::before or ::after rule. Terminate the escape with a space if the next character is also a hexadecimal digit. |
| JavaScript | The escape \u272A 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 circled 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 circled white star?
The circled white star has the Unicode code point U+272A. In HTML you can write it as ✪ or ✪.
Can I use the circled white star symbol in HTML and CSS?
Yes. In HTML write ✪, and in CSS use content: "\272A" inside a ::before or ::after rule. The code table on this page has copy buttons for both.
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