Below is the complete list of Windows ALT codes for star symbols & asterisk symbols, along with their corresponding HTML entity numeric character references and, when available, their corresponding HTML entity named character references. If you are new to ALT codes and need detailed instructions on how to use them, please read How to Use ALT Codes to Enter Special Characters. If you’re in a hurry, just tap or click any star or asterisk symbol in the list below to copy and paste into your document. (Note: Some symbols might not display correctly due to device or platform limitations in character/text representation.)
Symbol | ALT Code | ALT X Code | Symbol Name | HTML Entity DEC | HTML Entity HEX | HTML Entity Named | Unicode Code Point |
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* | ALT 42 | 002A ALT X | Asterisk, star | * | * | * | U+002A |
≛ | ALT 8795 | 225B ALT X | Star equals | ≛ | ≛ | U+225B | |
⋆ | ALT 8902 | 22C6 ALT X | Star operator | ⋆ | ⋆ | ⋆ | U+22C6 |
★ | ALT 9733 | 2605 ALT X | Black star | ★ | ★ | ★ | U+2605 |
☆ | ALT 9734 | 2606 ALT X | White star | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | U+2606 |
⚝ | ALT 9885 | 269D ALT X | Outlined white star | ⚝ | ⚝ | U+269D | |
✡ | ALT 10017 | 2721 ALT X | Star of david | ✡ | ✡ | U+2721 | |
✢ | ALT 10018 | 2722 ALT X | Four teardrop-spoked asterisk | ✢ | ✢ | U+2722 | |
✣ | ALT 10019 | 2723 ALT X | Four balloon-spoked asterisk | ✣ | ✣ | U+2723 | |
✤ | ALT 10020 | 2724 ALT X | Heavy four balloon-spoked asterisk | ✤ | ✤ | U+2724 | |
✥ | ALT 10021 | 2725 ALT X | Four club-spoked asterisk | ✥ | ✥ | U+2725 | |
✦ | ALT 10022 | 2726 ALT X | Black four pointed star | ✦ | ✦ | U+2726 | |
✧ | ALT 10023 | 2727 ALT X | White four pointed star | ✧ | ✧ | U+2727 | |
✨ | ALT 10024 | 2728 ALT X | Sparkles | ✨ | ✨ | U+2728 | |
✩ | ALT 10025 | 2729 ALT X | Stress outlined white star | ✩ | ✩ | U+2729 | |
✪ | ALT 10026 | 272A ALT X | Circled white star | ✪ | ✪ | U+272A | |
✫ | ALT 10027 | 272B ALT X | Open centre black star | ✫ | ✫ | U+272B | |
✬ | ALT 10028 | 272C ALT X | Black centre white star | ✬ | ✬ | U+272C | |
✭ | ALT 10029 | 272D ALT X | Outlined black star | ✭ | ✭ | U+272D | |
✮ | ALT 10030 | 272E ALT X | Heavy outlined black star | ✮ | ✮ | U+272E | |
✯ | ALT 10031 | 272F ALT X | Pinwheel star | ✯ | ✯ | U+272F | |
✰ | ALT 10032 | 2730 ALT X | Shadowed white star | ✰ | ✰ | U+2730 | |
✱ | ALT 10033 | 2731 ALT X | Heavy asterisk | ✱ | ✱ | U+2731 | |
✲ | ALT 10034 | 2732 ALT X | Open centre asterisk | ✲ | ✲ | U+2732 | |
✳ | ALT 10035 | 2733 ALT X | Eight spoked asterisk | ✳ | ✳ | U+2733 | |
✴ | ALT 10036 | 2734 ALT X | Eight pointed black star | ✴ | ✴ | U+2734 | |
✵ | ALT 10037 | 2735 ALT X | Eight pointed pinwheel star | ✵ | ✵ | U+2735 | |
✶ | ALT 10038 | 2736 ALT X | Six pointed black star | ✶ | ✶ | ✶ | U+2736 |
✷ | ALT 10039 | 2737 ALT X | Eight pointed rectilinear black star | ✷ | ✷ | U+2737 | |
✸ | ALT 10040 | 2738 ALT X | Heavy eight pointed rectilinear black star | ✸ | ✸ | U+2738 | |
✹ | ALT 10041 | 2739 ALT X | Twelve pointed black star | ✹ | ✹ | U+2739 | |
✺ | ALT 10042 | 273A ALT X | Sixteen pointed asterisk, starburst | ✺ | ✺ | U+273A | |
✻ | ALT 10043 | 273B ALT X | Teardrop-spoked asterisk | ✻ | ✻ | U+273B | |
✼ | ALT 10044 | 273C ALT X | Open centre teardrop-spoked asterisk | ✼ | ✼ | U+273C | |
✽ | ALT 10045 | 273D ALT X | Heavy teardrop-spoked asterisk | ✽ | ✽ | U+273D | |
❂ | ALT 10050 | 2742 ALT X | Circled open centre eight pointed star | ❂ | ❂ | U+2742 | |
❃ | ALT 10051 | 2743 ALT X | Heavy teardrop-spoked pinwheel asterisk | ❃ | ❃ | U+2743 | |
❄ | ALT 10052 | 2744 ALT X | Snowflake | ❄ | ❄ | U+2744 | |
❅ | ALT 10053 | 2745 ALT X | Tight trifoliate snowflake | ❅ | ❅ | U+2745 | |
❆ | ALT 10054 | 2746 ALT X | Heavy chevron snowflake | ❆ | ❆ | U+2746 | |
❇ | ALT 10055 | 2747 ALT X | Sparkle | ❇ | ❇ | U+2747 | |
❈ | ALT 10056 | 2748 ALT X | Heavy sparkle | ❈ | ❈ | U+2748 | |
❉ | ALT 10057 | 2749 ALT X | Balloon-spoked asterisk, jack | ❉ | ❉ | U+2749 | |
❊ | ALT 10058 | 274A ALT X | Eight teardrop-spoked propeller asterisk | ❊ | ❊ | U+274A | |
❋ | ALT 10059 | 274B ALT X | Heavy eight teardrop-spoked propeller asterisk, turbofan | ❋ | ❋ | U+274B | |
⭐ | ALT 11088 | 2B50 ALT X | White medium star | ⭐ | ⭐ | U+2B50 | |
⭑ | ALT 11089 | 2B51 ALT X | Black small star | ⭑ | ⭑ | U+2B51 | |
⭒ | ALT 11090 | 2B52 ALT X | White small star | ⭒ | ⭒ | U+2B52 | |
⯨ | ALT 11240 | 2BE8 ALT X | Left half black star | ⯨ | ⯨ | U+2BE8 | |
⯩ | ALT 11241 | 2BE9 ALT X | Right half black star | ⯩ | ⯩ | U+2BE9 | |
⯪ | ALT 11242 | 2BEA ALT X | Star with left half black | ⯪ | ⯪ | U+2BEA | |
⯫ | ALT 11243 | 2BEB ALT X | Star with right half black | ⯫ | ⯫ | U+2BEB | |
🌟 | ALT 127775 | 1F31F ALT X | Glowing star | 🌟 | 🌟 | U+1F31F | |
🌠 | ALT 127776 | 1F320 ALT X | Shooting star | 🌠 | 🌠 | U+1F320 | |
🔯 | ALT 128303 | 1F52F ALT X | Six pointed star with middle dot | 🔯 | 🔯 | U+1F52F | |
🞯 | ALT 128943 | 1F7AF ALT X | Light five spoked asterisk | 🞯 | 🞯 | U+1F7AF | |
🞰 | ALT 128944 | 1F7B0 ALT X | Medium five spoked asterisk | 🞰 | 🞰 | U+1F7B0 | |
🞱 | ALT 128945 | 1F7B1 ALT X | Bold five spoked asterisk | 🞱 | 🞱 | U+1F7B1 | |
🞲 | ALT 128946 | 1F7B2 ALT X | Heavy five spoked asterisk | 🞲 | 🞲 | U+1F7B2 | |
🞳 | ALT 128947 | 1F7B3 ALT X | Very heavy five spoked asterisk | 🞳 | 🞳 | U+1F7B3 | |
🞴 | ALT 128948 | 1F7B4 ALT X | Extremely heavy five spoked asterisk | 🞴 | 🞴 | U+1F7B4 | |
🞵 | ALT 128949 | 1F7B5 ALT X | Light six spoked asterisk | 🞵 | 🞵 | U+1F7B5 | |
🞶 | ALT 128950 | 1F7B6 ALT X | Medium six spoked asterisk | 🞶 | 🞶 | U+1F7B6 | |
🞷 | ALT 128951 | 1F7B7 ALT X | Bold six spoked asterisk | 🞷 | 🞷 | U+1F7B7 | |
🞸 | ALT 128952 | 1F7B8 ALT X | Heavy six spoked asterisk | 🞸 | 🞸 | U+1F7B8 | |
🞹 | ALT 128953 | 1F7B9 ALT X | Very heavy six spoked asterisk | 🞹 | 🞹 | U+1F7B9 | |
🞺 | ALT 128954 | 1F7BA ALT X | Extremely heavy six spoked asterisk | 🞺 | 🞺 | U+1F7BA | |
🞻 | ALT 128955 | 1F7BB ALT X | Light eight spoked asterisk | 🞻 | 🞻 | U+1F7BB | |
🞼 | ALT 128956 | 1F7BC ALT X | Medium eight spoked asterisk | 🞼 | 🞼 | U+1F7BC | |
🞽 | ALT 128957 | 1F7BD ALT X | Bold eight spoked asterisk | 🞽 | 🞽 | U+1F7BD | |
🞾 | ALT 128958 | 1F7BE ALT X | Heavy eight spoked asterisk | 🞾 | 🞾 | U+1F7BE | |
🞿 | ALT 128959 | 1F7BF ALT X | Very heavy eight spoked asterisk | 🞿 | 🞿 | U+1F7BF | |
🟀 | ALT 128960 | 1F7C0 ALT X | Light three pointed black star | 🟀 | 🟀 | U+1F7C0 | |
🟁 | ALT 128961 | 1F7C1 ALT X | Medium three pointed black star | 🟁 | 🟁 | U+1F7C1 | |
🟂 | ALT 128962 | 1F7C2 ALT X | Three pointed black star | 🟂 | 🟂 | U+1F7C2 | |
🟃 | ALT 128963 | 1F7C3 ALT X | Medium three pointed pinwheel star | 🟃 | 🟃 | U+1F7C3 | |
🟄 | ALT 128964 | 1F7C4 ALT X | Light four pointed black star | 🟄 | 🟄 | U+1F7C4 | |
🟅 | ALT 128965 | 1F7C5 ALT X | Medium four pointed black star | 🟅 | 🟅 | U+1F7C5 | |
🟆 | ALT 128966 | 1F7C6 ALT X | Four pointed black star | 🟆 | 🟆 | U+1F7C6 | |
🟇 | ALT 128967 | 1F7C7 ALT X | Medium four pointed pinwheel star | 🟇 | 🟇 | U+1F7C7 | |
🟈 | ALT 128968 | 1F7C8 ALT X | Reverse light four pointed pinwheel star, navigate | 🟈 | 🟈 | U+1F7C8 | |
🟉 | ALT 128969 | 1F7C9 ALT X | Light five pointed black star | 🟉 | 🟉 | U+1F7C9 | |
🟊 | ALT 128970 | 1F7CA ALT X | Heavy five pointed black star | 🟊 | 🟊 | U+1F7CA | |
🟋 | ALT 128971 | 1F7CB ALT X | Medium six pointed black star | 🟋 | 🟋 | U+1F7CB | |
🟌 | ALT 128972 | 1F7CC ALT X | Heavy six pointed black star | 🟌 | 🟌 | U+1F7CC | |
🟍 | ALT 128973 | 1F7CD ALT X | Six pointed pinwheel star | 🟍 | 🟍 | U+1F7CD | |
🟎 | ALT 128974 | 1F7CE ALT X | Medium eight pointed black star | 🟎 | 🟎 | U+1F7CE | |
🟏 | ALT 128975 | 1F7CF ALT X | Heavy eight pointed black star | 🟏 | 🟏 | U+1F7CF | |
🟐 | ALT 128976 | 1F7D0 ALT X | Very heavy eight pointed black star | 🟐 | 🟐 | U+1F7D0 | |
🟑 | ALT 128977 | 1F7D1 ALT X | Heavy eight pointed pinwheel star | 🟑 | 🟑 | U+1F7D1 | |
🟒 | ALT 128978 | 1F7D2 ALT X | Light twelve pointed black star | 🟒 | 🟒 | U+1F7D2 | |
🟓 | ALT 128979 | 1F7D3 ALT X | Heavy twelve pointed black star | 🟓 | 🟓 | U+1F7D3 | |
🟔 | ALT 128980 | 1F7D4 ALT X | Heavy twelve pointed pinwheel star | 🟔 | 🟔 | U+1F7D4 |
Meanings of the various star symbols and emojis
Star symbols and asterisk symbols are widely used graphical representations found in Unicode, a standardized system for encoding characters and symbols from various writing systems and languages. These symbols hold different meanings and are often used for decorative, typographic, or symbolic purposes in various contexts. Here are the details and meanings of the star symbols in the table above:
- *: Asterisk, star – A widely recognized symbol used to indicate a point of interest or emphasis. Also commonly used in coding and mathematics as a multiplication operator.
- ≛: Star equals – Represents a mathematical concept where two values are approximately equal.
- ⋆: Star operator – Used in mathematics to represent different operations, such as convolution in signal processing.
- ★: Black star – Symbolizes importance, excellence, or positive attributes.
- ☆: White star – Represents uniqueness, specialness, or magic.
- ⚝: Outlined white star – An outlined version of a white star.
- ✡: Star of David – A symbol associated with Judaism and Jewish identity.
- ✢, ✣, ✤, ✥: Different styles of teardrop-spoked asterisks – These are decorative symbols that can be used in various creative designs.
- ✦: Black four pointed star – A star with four points, often used for decoration.
- ✧: White four pointed star – Similar to the black four pointed star but in white.
- ✨: Sparkles – Represents something magical, special, or exciting.
- ✩: Stress outlined white star – A white star outlined with dashes, used for decorative purposes.
- ✪: Circled white star – A white star enclosed in a circle, often used for decorative purposes.
- ✫: Open center black star – A black star with an open center, used for design and emphasis.
- ✬, ✭, ✮: Different variations of outlined black stars – These are decorative symbols often used for visual embellishment.
- ✯: Pinwheel star – A star with a pinwheel-like pattern, often used for decoration.
- ✰: Shadowed white star – A white star with a shadow, used decoratively.
- ✱: Heavy asterisk – A bold version of the asterisk symbol, used for emphasis.
- ✲: Open center asterisk – An asterisk with an open center, used decoratively.
- ✳: Eight spoked asterisk – A star with eight spokes, often used in design.
- ✴: Eight pointed black star – A black star with eight points, often used for design.
- ✵: Eight pointed pinwheel star – A pinwheel-like star with eight points.
- ✶, ✷, ✸, ✹: Six and eight pointed black stars – These symbols are often used decoratively or artistically.
- ✺: Sixteen pointed asterisk, starburst – A star with sixteen points, resembling a starburst.
- ✻, ✼, ✽: Different variations of teardrop-spoked asterisks – These symbols can be used for design or decoration.
- ❂: Circled open center eight pointed star – A star enclosed in a circle with an open center, often used for decorative purposes.
- ❄, ❅, ❆: Snowflake symbols – These represent various types of snowflakes and are often used in winter-themed designs.
- ❇, ❈: Sparkle symbols – Used to convey a sense of sparkle or glimmer.
- ❉: Balloon-spoked asterisk, jack – A star with spokes resembling balloons, often used decoratively.
- ❊, ❋: Teardrop-spoked propeller asterisk symbols – These have a unique design and can be used for creative purposes.
- ⭐: White medium star – A medium-sized white star, often used to indicate ratings or reviews.
- ⭑: Black small star – A small black star, used for decoration or visual emphasis.
- ⭒: White small star – A small white star, similar in use to the black small star.
- 🌟: Glowing star – Represents a star that is glowing or shining.
- 🌠: Shooting star – Depicts a star with a trailing line, resembling a shooting star.
- 🔯: Six pointed star with middle dot – Represents a six-pointed star with a dot in the middle, often used in symbolism.
- 🞯 to 🟔: A series of symbols with variations of five, six, eight, and twelve pointed stars – These can be used decoratively or artistically.
Both star symbols and asterisk symbols have evolved beyond their traditional uses and have gained new meanings in digital communication and typography. They are used creatively in social media, messaging, design, and more. Keep in mind that interpretations of these symbols might vary based on context and culture.
See more symbol sets for popular ALT codes at ALT Codes for Miscellaneous Symbols. For the the complete list of the first 256 Windows ALT Codes, visit Windows ALT Codes for Special Characters & Symbols.