HTML Entity for Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette (❁)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+2741
HTML entity for Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette (U+2741) — hex, decimal, and CSS tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette (❁) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+2741 (EIGHT PETALLED OUTLINED BLACK FLORETTE) in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF)—a decorative eight-petalled florette used in ornamental design, floral content, custom bullets, and creative web projects.

Render it with ❁, ❁, or CSS escape \2741. There is no named HTML entity for this symbol. Compare ❀ (florette, U+2740) or ✶ (six petalled, U+2736) for related Dingbats ornaments.

⚡ Quick Reference — Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette

Unicode U+2741

Dingbats block

Hex Code ❁

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ❁

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

Use numeric codes only

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+2741
Hex code       ❁
HTML code      ❁
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \2741
Related        U+2740 = Florette (❀); U+2736 = Six petalled (✶)
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Complete HTML Example

This example demonstrates the Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette (❁) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\2741";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette using Hexadecimal: &#x2741;</p>
<p>Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette using HTML Code: &#10049;</p>
<p id="point">Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette using CSS Entity: </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

U+2741 is supported in modern browsers when rendered with a font that includes Dingbats:

Chrome 1+
Firefox 1+
Safari 1+
Edge 12+
Opera 4+
Android 4.4+
iOS Safari 1+

👀 Live Preview

See the Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette (❁) in decorative contexts:

Large glyph ❁
List bullet ❁ Garden tips   ❁ Floral design
Divider Section ❁ Ornamental break
Invitation ❁ Wedding & event styling
Numeric refs &#x2741; &#10049;

🧠 How It Works

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Hexadecimal Code

&#x2741; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 2741 to display the Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#10049; uses the decimal Unicode value 10049 to display the same character.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\2741 is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All three methods produce: ❁. Unicode U+2741 in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). No named HTML entity—use numeric codes in markup. Serve HTML as UTF-8.

✅

Use Cases

The Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette (❁) is commonly used in:

🌸 Decorative design

Ornamental headers, dividers, and floral accents in web layouts.

🌱 Floral content

Garden, wedding, and nature-themed pages and blogs.

• Custom bullets

List markers and bullet points in styled HTML lists.

💌 Invitations

Cards, invitations, and event styling with ornamental glyphs.

📝 Typography

Editorial design, magazines, and creative typography projects.

💻 Web & branding

Icon sets, symbol libraries, and decorative branding elements.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Use &#x2741; or &#10049; consistently in markup
  • Use fonts that support Dingbats (system UI, Segoe UI Symbol, Symbola)
  • Add aria-label with clear meaning (e.g. “florette ornament” or “decorative bullet”)
  • Pair ❁ with visible text in lists and decorative UI
  • Serve pages with UTF-8 (<meta charset="utf-8">)

Don’t

  • Expect a named entity—none exists for U+2741
  • Confuse ❁ (outlined black florette) with ❀ (florette U+2740) or ✶ (six petalled U+2736)
  • Put CSS escape \2741 in HTML text nodes
  • Rely on the symbol alone in accessibility-critical interfaces
  • Assume decorative fonts include all Dingbats characters

Key Takeaways

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Two HTML numeric references render ❁

&#x2741; &#10049;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\2741
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Unicode U+2741 — EIGHT PETALLED OUTLINED BLACK FLORETTE

4

Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF)

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Three methods, one glyph — no named HTML entity

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x2741; (hex), &#10049; (decimal), or \2741 in CSS content. There is no named entity. All produce ❁.
U+2741 (EIGHT PETALLED OUTLINED BLACK FLORETTE). Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). Hex 2741, decimal 10049. A decorative florette used in ornamental design and lists.
In decorative web design, floral or garden-themed content, custom bullet points and list markers, typography and invitation design, icon sets, branding, and any content requiring ornamental or floral characters.
HTML references (&#10049; or &#x2741;) go in markup. The CSS escape \2741 is used in stylesheets, typically in the content property of pseudo-elements. Same visual result, different layers of the stack.
Named entities cover common ASCII, Latin-1, and frequently used symbols. Many Dingbats characters including U+2741 have no named entity—use &#x2741; or &#10049; in HTML.

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