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U+272E · Dingbats

Heavy Outlined Black Star ✮

Heavy Outlined Black Star is the Unicode character U+272E (official name “HEAVY OUTLINED BLACK STAR”) from the Dingbats block. It belongs to SymbolHero’s stars & asterisks collection. Copy it with the button, or use the codes and keyboard methods below to type it yourself.

UnicodeU+272E
HTML✮
✮U+272E

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+272E
Decimal10030
HTML (hex)✮
HTML (decimal)✮
CSS\272E
JavaScript\u272E
Python\u272E
UTF-8 bytesE2 9C AE
UTF-16272E
URL-encoded%E2%9C%AE

Character details

Official nameHEAVY OUTLINED BLACK STAR
Unicode blockDingbats
General categoryOther Symbol (So)
SymbolHero categoryStars & Asterisks
EmojiNo

How to type ✮

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 272E then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “heavy outlined black star”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “heavy outlined black star”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 272E.

iPhone & Android

  • Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

  • Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “heavy outlined black star” or enter U+272E.
  • HTML: ✮
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(10030)

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Questions

What is the Unicode for ✮?

It is U+272E (HEAVY OUTLINED BLACK STAR), decimal 10030.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 272E then Alt+X, or copy it from this page.

How do I type it on a Mac?

There is no built-in Option shortcut. Use the Character Viewer (Control + Command + Space) and search “heavy outlined black star”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

Use the numeric reference ✮ (or ✮). There is no named entity.