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U+273D · Dingbats

Heavy Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk ✽

Heavy Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk is the Unicode character U+273D (official name “HEAVY TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK”) 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+273D
HTML✽
✽U+273D

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+273D
Decimal10045
HTML (hex)✽
HTML (decimal)✽
CSS\273D
JavaScript\u273D
Python\u273D
UTF-8 bytesE2 9C BD
UTF-16273D
URL-encoded%E2%9C%BD

Character details

Official nameHEAVY TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK
Unicode blockDingbats
General categoryOther Symbol (So)
SymbolHero categoryStars & Asterisks
EmojiNo

How to type ✽

Windows

  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 273D then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “heavy teardrop-spoked asterisk”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “heavy teardrop-spoked asterisk”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 273D.

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 teardrop-spoked asterisk” or enter U+273D.
  • HTML: ✽
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(10045)

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Questions

What is the Unicode for ✽?

It is U+273D (HEAVY TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK), decimal 10045.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 273D 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 teardrop-spoked asterisk”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

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