Asterisk symbol
Type :asterisk_symbol: · Marks
Unicode name Heavy Asterisk · Dingbats block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ✱ is for
The heavy asterisk, larger and more even than the keyboard one, which most fonts shrink and raise. As a footnote mark or an emphasis point this one actually sits on the line.
How to type ✱
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:asterisk_symbol: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 2731 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2731 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:asterisk_symbol: :asterisk: On the web
HTML ✱
Unicode U+2731
JavaScript '\u{2731}'
CSS "\2731"
Python '\u2731'
URL %E2%9C%B1
What ✱ gets mistaken for
keyboard asterisk
Smaller, raised, and syntactically meaningful in markdown and code. The heavy one is for reading, the keyboard one for writing software.
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