Sparkle Asterisk symbol
Type :sparkle_asterisk: · Marks
Unicode name Heavy Eight Teardrop-Spoked Propeller Asterisk · Dingbats block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ❋ is for
A rounded, petal-shaped asterisk that reads as a decoration rather than a footnote. Kaomoji use it as a sparkle, which is where most people have seen it.
How to type ❋
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:sparkle_asterisk: 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 274B with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 274B then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:sparkle_asterisk: On the web
HTML ❋
Unicode U+274B
JavaScript '\u{274B}'
CSS "\274B"
Python '\u274B'
URL %E2%9D%8B
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