Black Centre White Star
Reach for ✬ in ratings, reviews and decorative headings, where a plain keyboard falls short. It is cataloged at Unicode code point U+272C 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+272C | |
| Name | Black Centre White Star | |
| HTML (decimal) | ✬ | |
| HTML (hex) | ✬ | |
| CSS content | \272C | |
| JavaScript / JSON | \u272C | |
| UTF-8 bytes | 0xE2 0x9C 0xAC | |
| UTF-16 units | 0x272C |
How do you type the black centre 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 black centre white star. |
| macOS | Add Unicode Hex Input under Keyboard settings, switch to it, then hold Option and type 272C. Without that input source, open the Character Viewer with Control+Command+Space and search for black centre white star. |
| Linux and ChromeOS | Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 272c, then press Enter or the space bar. This works in GTK applications and with IBus. |
| Microsoft Word | Type 272C 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+272C or type black centre 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(10028) 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: "\272C" inside a ::before or ::after rule. Terminate the escape with a space if the next character is also a hexadecimal digit. |
| JavaScript | The escape \u272C 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 black centre 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 black centre white star?
The black centre white star has the Unicode code point U+272C. In HTML you can write it as ✬ or ✬.
Can I use the black centre white star symbol in HTML and CSS?
Yes. In HTML write ✬, and in CSS use content: "\272C" inside a ::before or ::after rule. The code table on this page has copy buttons for both.
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