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U+262A · Miscellaneous Symbols

Star and Crescent Emoji

Star and Crescent Emoji is the Unicode character U+262A (official name “STAR AND CRESCENT”) from the Miscellaneous Symbols 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+262A
HTML
☪︎U+262A

Character codes

Unicode code pointU+262A
Decimal9770
HTML (hex)
HTML (decimal)
CSS\262A
JavaScript\u262A
Python\u262A
UTF-8 bytesE2 98 AA
UTF-16262A
URL-encoded%E2%98%AA

Character details

Official nameSTAR AND CRESCENT
Unicode blockMiscellaneous Symbols
General categoryOther Symbol (So)
SymbolHero categoryStars & Asterisks
EmojiYes – has an emoji presentation

How to type ☪

Windows

  • Press Win + . to open the emoji panel, then type “star and crescent”.
  • In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 262A then press Alt + X.
  • Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “star and crescent”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

  • Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “star and crescent”, and double-click the result.
  • With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 262A.

iPhone & Android

  • Open the emoji keyboard on iPhone or Android and search “star and crescent”.
  • 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 “star and crescent” or enter U+262A.
  • HTML:
  • Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9770)

Questions

What is the Unicode for ☪?

It is U+262A (STAR AND CRESCENT), decimal 9770.

Is there a Windows Alt code for it?

No standard Alt code exists for this character. In Word type 262A 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 “star and crescent”, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code?

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