✫

OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR

U+272B Other Symbol (So) · Dingbats · Zyyy

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Overview

✫ (OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR) is the Unicode character at code point U+272B. It belongs to the Dingbats block, in the Other Symbol (So) general category. Its script is Zyyy.

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Encoding Table

Format	Value	Copy
unicode	U+272B
decimal	10027
htmldecimal	✫
htmlhex	✫
css	\272B
javascript	\u{272B}
python	\u272b
java	\u272B
go	\u272B
ruby	\u{272B}
rust	\u{272B}
ccpp	\u272b
urlencoded	%E2%9C%AB
utf8bytes	e2 9c ab
utf16bebytes	27 2b
utf32bebytes	00 00 27 2b

How to Use

HTML: ✫

CSS: content: "\272B"

JavaScript: "\u{272B}"

Python: "\u272b"

Properties

Block: Dingbats
Script: Zyyy
Category: Other Symbol (So)
Bidirectional: ON
Combining: 0
Mirrored: No

← ✪ U+272A U+272C ✬ →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ✫ character (OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR)?

✫ (OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR) is the Unicode character U+272B.

What is the Unicode codepoint of OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR?

The OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR character (✫) has codepoint U+272B.

How do I type or copy OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR?

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