Four Pointed Star symbol
Type :four_pointed_star: · Shapes & stars
Unicode name Black Four Pointed Star · Dingbats block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ✦ is for
A four-pointed sparkle, filled. The plain-text ancestor of the sparkles emoji, used as a decorative accent or a "new" marker where colour is not available.
How to type ✦
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:four_pointed_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 2726 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2726 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:four_pointed_star: On the web
HTML ✦
Unicode U+2726
JavaScript '\u{2726}'
CSS "\2726"
Python '\u2726'
URL %E2%9C%A6
More from shapes & stars
:spade: ♣ :club: ♥ :heartsuit: ♦ :diamond_suit: ★ :star_filled: ☆ :star_outline: ✧ :four_pointed_star_outline: ✩ :stress_star: ✪ :circled_star: ✭ :black_star: ✰ :shadowed_star: ● :filled_circle: Every symbol and kaomoji is in the full gallery .
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