BLACK STAR vs WHITE STAR
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Property Comparison
| Property | ★ U+2605 | ☆ U+2606 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | BLACK STAR | WHITE STAR |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) | Other Symbol (So) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | U+2605 | U+2606 |
|---|---|---|
| unicode | U+2605 | U+2606 |
| decimal | 9733 | 9734 |
| htmldecimal | ★ | ☆ |
| htmlhex | ★ | ☆ |
| css | \2605 | \2606 |
| javascript | \u{2605} | \u{2606} |
| python | \u2605 | \u2606 |
| java | \u2605 | \u2606 |
| go | \u2605 | \u2606 |
| ruby | \u{2605} | \u{2606} |
| rust | \u{2605} | \u{2606} |
| ccpp | \u2605 | \u2606 |
| urlencoded | %E2%98%85 | %E2%98%86 |
| utf8bytes | e2 98 85 | e2 98 86 |
| utf16bebytes | 26 05 | 26 06 |
| utf32bebytes | 00 00 26 05 | 00 00 26 06 |
How to Distinguish
Both BLACK STAR and WHITE STAR belong to the Miscellaneous Symbols block and Zyyy script. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.