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ASTERISM

U+2042 Other Punctuation (Po) · General Punctuation · Zyyy

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Overview

⁂ (ASTERISM) is the Unicode character at code point U+2042. It belongs to the General Punctuation block, in the Other Punctuation (Po) general category. Its script is Zyyy.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+2042
decimal	8258
htmldecimal	⁂
htmlhex	⁂
css	\2042
javascript	\u{2042}
python	\u2042
java	\u2042
go	\u2042
ruby	\u{2042}
rust	\u{2042}
ccpp	\u2042
urlencoded	%E2%81%82
utf8bytes	e2 81 82
utf16bebytes	20 42
utf32bebytes	00 00 20 42

How to Use

HTML: ⁂

CSS: content: "\2042"

JavaScript: "\u{2042}"

Python: "\u2042"

Properties

Block: General Punctuation
Script: Zyyy
Category: Other Punctuation (Po)
Bidirectional: ON
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

← ⁁ U+2041 U+2043 ⁃ →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ⁂ character (ASTERISM)?

⁂ (ASTERISM) is the Unicode character U+2042.

What is the Unicode codepoint of ASTERISM?

The ASTERISM character (⁂) has codepoint U+2042.

How do I type or copy ASTERISM?

Copy ⁂ directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.