Black four pointed star (✦) is Unicode U+2726 in the Dingbats block. It is a filled four-pointed star — useful for decorative bullets, icons, and emphasis markers. HTML has no standard named entity — use numeric or CSS forms (or type the character in UTF-8).
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Character ✦
Unicode U+2726
Hex entity ✦
Decimal ✦
Named entity (none)
CSS escape \2726
Not the same ✧ U+2727 (white four pointed star)
All of these produce the same glyph: ✦. Prefer typing ✦ in UTF-8 when you can; use ✦ / ✦ or CSS for generated content.
One page that shows ✦ with hex, decimal, CSS escape, and a typed character. Use View Output or open the live editor.
Hex + Decimal + CSS + Typed
Four ways to produce ✦ in a single document (no named entity).
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Black Four Pointed Star (✦) in HTML</title>
<style>
#point::after {
content: "\2726";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Black four pointed star using Hex Code: ✦</p>
<p>Black four pointed star using HTML Code: ✦</p>
<p id="point">Black four pointed star using CSS Entity: </p>
<p>Typed directly: ✦</p>
</body>
</html>
Screen readers may skip decorative stars. Hide pure decoration with aria-hidden, or add a short label.
Fonts
Check Dingbats coverage
Some UI fonts omit U+2726. Prefer fonts with solid Dingbats / star support.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\2726 belongs in CSS. ✦ / ✦ belong in HTML.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish with ; — write ✦, not ✦.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Black four pointed star (U+2726) and its entity forms (✦, ✦, CSS \\2726) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Glyph quality depends on font support for Dingbats.
✓ Universal support
Black Four Pointed Star (✦)
Type ✦, or encode with hex, decimal, or CSS escape — same glyph everywhere encoding is supported.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerAll versions
Yes
U+2726 / entitiesFull support
Bottom line: Prefer a typed ✦ or ✦ for markers. Use decimal when generating markup, and \\2726 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: black four pointed star is U+2726 (decimal 10022).
HTML: use ✦ or ✦ (no named entity).
CSS: use \2726 inside content for generated icons.
Watch out: ✦ ≠ ✧ (black ≠ white four pointed star).
One line:U+2726 → ✦ / ✦ / CSS \2726.
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ✦ (hex), ✦ (decimal), or the CSS escape \2726 in the content property. All render ✦. You can also paste ✦ directly if your file is UTF-8. There is no standard named entity.
U+2726 (hex 2726, decimal 10022). Unicode names it BLACK FOUR POINTED STAR. It belongs to the Dingbats block.
No. HTML5 / WHATWG does not define a named character reference for U+2726. Prefer ✦, ✦, or a typed ✦ in UTF-8.
✦ (U+2726) is the filled black four pointed star. ✧ (U+2727) is white four pointed star (outline). They are different code points.
HTML entities (✦ or ✦) go in markup. The CSS escape \2726 is used in stylesheets (usually in the content property of ::before/::after). Both render ✦.
Use ✦ for decorative bullets, ratings-style markers, icons, and emphasis ornaments. Prefer plain text or ARIA labels when the mark must convey meaning to screen readers.
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Did you know?
Black four pointed star is Unicode U+2726 (decimal 10022) in the Dingbats block — official name BLACK FOUR POINTED STAR. There is no standard named HTML entity. It is not white four pointed star (U+2727 ✧).
