★
BLACK STAR
Overview
The black star (★) is a solid, filled five-pointed star. It is encoded at U+2605 in the Miscellaneous Symbols block and classified as a symbol. Its filled form is widely used to represent ratings, favorites, and quality, as in a row of stars marking a score, and it contrasts with the outlined white star, the two together allowing partial or graded ratings to be shown in reviews, menus, and interfaces.
On this page
Encoding Table
| Format | Value | Copy |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+2605 | |
| decimal | 9733 | |
| htmldecimal | ★ | |
| htmlhex | ★ | |
| css | \2605 | |
| javascript | \u{2605} | |
| python | \u2605 | |
| java | \u2605 | |
| go | \u2605 | |
| ruby | \u{2605} | |
| rust | \u{2605} | |
| ccpp | \u2605 | |
| urlencoded | %E2%98%85 | |
| utf8bytes | e2 98 85 | |
| utf16bebytes | 26 05 | |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 26 05 |
How to Use
HTML:
★
CSS:
content: "\2605"
JavaScript:
"\u{2605}"
Python:
"\u2605"
Properties
- Block
- Miscellaneous Symbols
- Script
- Zyyy
- Category
- Other Symbol (So)
- Bidirectional
- ON
- Combining
- 0
- Mirrored
- No
Compare
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ★ character (BLACK STAR)?
★ (BLACK STAR) is the Unicode character U+2605.
What is the Unicode codepoint of BLACK STAR?
The BLACK STAR character (★) has codepoint U+2605.
How do I type or copy BLACK STAR?
Copy ★ directly, or use the HTML entity, UTF-8, and code encodings shown on this page.