Asterism symbol
Type :asterism: · Punctuation
What ⁂ is for
Three asterisks in a triangle, once used to mark a section break in books. Nearly extinct in print, which has made it a favourite of people who like typographic deep cuts.
How to type ⁂
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:asterism: 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 2042
with Option held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2042 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:asterism: On the web
HTML ⁂
Unicode U+2042
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