How to type ✩
Fastest way on each device: Windows, iPhone and Android, copy and paste; Mac, the Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space); Linux, Ctrl+Shift+U then 2729.
Windows
Tap Copy above, then press Ctrl+V where you want ✩.
Windows has no built-in shortcut for it. In Microsoft Word, type 2729 and then press Alt+X.
Mac
Press Control+Command+Space, search for “stress outlined white star” and double-click ✩.
That shortcut opens the Character Viewer, which has every Unicode symbol.
iPhone
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ✩ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard, open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement, tap +, paste ✩ as the Phrase and add a Shortcut.
Android
Tap Copy above, then touch and hold where you want ✩ and tap Paste.
To type it from the keyboard in Gboard, open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, tap +, paste ✩ and add a shortcut.
Linux
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2729, then press Space or Enter. This works in most GTK and IBus apps.
Word and Google Docs
Word: type 2729, then press Alt+X.
Google Docs: open Insert › Special characters and search for “stress outlined white star”.
Codes for ✩
| Unicode | U+2729 |
|---|---|
| Official name | STRESS OUTLINED WHITE STAR |
| Block | Dingbats |
| Added in | Unicode 1.1 |
| HTML decimal | ✩ |
| HTML hex | ✩ |
| CSS | content: "\2729"; |
| JavaScript | "\u2729" |
| Python | "\u2729" |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C A9 |
✩ in text art
- ⋆。°✩ festival of lights ✩°。⋆
- ☃ ⋆。°✩ joy ✩°。⋆ ☃
- ⋆。°✩ new beginnings ✩°。⋆
- ·。°✩₊˚