Circled Star symbol
Type :circled_star: · Shapes & stars
Unicode name Circled White Star · Dingbats block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ✪ is for
A star inside a circle. Reads as an award or a badge rather than a rating, which is the useful distinction from the bare star.
How to type ✪
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:circled_star: 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 272A with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 272A then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:circled_star: On the web
HTML ✪
Unicode U+272A
JavaScript '\u{272A}'
CSS "\272A"
Python '\u272A'
URL %E2%9C%AA
More from shapes & stars
:diamond_suit: ★ :star_filled: ☆ :star_outline: ✦ :four_pointed_star: ✧ :four_pointed_star_outline: ✩ :stress_star: ✭ :black_star: ✰ :shadowed_star: ● :filled_circle: ○ :empty_circle: ◉ :fisheye_circle: ◎ :bullseye_symbol: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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