Stress Star symbol
Type :stress_star: · Shapes & stars
Unicode name Stress Outlined White Star · Dingbats block · added in Unicode 1.1, 1993
What ✩ is for
An outlined star with a white centre, drawn heavier than the plain outline. In old typography stars like this marked emphasis levels, which is where the name comes from.
How to type ✩
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:stress_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 2729 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2729 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:stress_star: On the web
HTML ✩
Unicode U+2729
JavaScript '\u{2729}'
CSS "\2729"
Python '\u2729'
URL %E2%9C%A9
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