U+2606 · Miscellaneous Symbols

White Star ☆

The white star is an outlined, empty five-pointed star. It is used as the empty slot in text star ratings, as an "add to favorites" marker, and as a lighter decorative symbol in bios, captions and headings. In rating displays it sits after the filled stars to show the points not awarded, so a line like ★★★☆☆ reads as three out of five.

UnicodeU+2606

HTML&star;

☆U+2606

Character codes

Unicode code point	`U+2606`
Decimal	`9734`
HTML named entity	`&star;`
HTML (hex)	`☆`
HTML (decimal)	`☆`
CSS	`\2606`
JavaScript	`\u2606`
Python	`\u2606`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 98 86`
UTF-16	`2606`
URL-encoded	`%E2%98%86`

Character details

Official name	WHITE STAR
Unicode block	Miscellaneous Symbols
General category	Other Symbol (So)
SymbolHero category	Stars & Asterisks
Emoji	No

How to type ☆

Windows

In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 2606 then press Alt + X.
Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “white star”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search “white star”, and double-click the result.
With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2606.

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 “white star” or enter U+2606.
HTML: &star; or ☆
Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9734)

Examples

Rating: ★★★☆☆
☆ Add to favorites
☆ New arrivals ☆

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: It resembles ✩ (U+2729, STRESS OUTLINED WHITE STAR), a dingbat with a slightly different outline.

Tip: In HTML, the named entity &star; outputs ☆.

Display: the character itself is always the same code point, but its shape comes from the font on the device showing it. If you see an empty box, the font lacks this glyph—the text is still correct.