HTML Entity for Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette (❁)
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Updated: Sep 2026
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Unicode U+2741
Definition
What Is Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette?
Eight petalled outlined black florette (❁) is the Unicode character at U+2741 in Dingbats. Official name: EIGHT PETALLED OUTLINED BLACK FLORETTE. It is a decorative eight-petal flower ornament — useful for bullets and floral UI accents.
Remember
Character ❁
Unicode U+2741
Hex entity ❁
Decimal ❁
CSS escape \2741
Named entity (none)
Not the same ✿ (black) · ❀ (white) · ✴ (8-point star)
Prefer ❁ or ❁ in HTML (no named form). You can also type ❁ in a UTF-8 document.
Eight petalled outlined black florette rendered alone, as a bullet, and compared with related ornaments.
Glyph❁
Large glyph❁
Bullet❁ Item one
Compared❁ ✿ ❀ ✾ ✴
With entitiesHex: ❁ | Decimal: ❁
Code
Complete HTML Example
One page that shows Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette with hex, decimal, CSS escape, and a typed character. Use View Output or open the live editor.
Hex + Decimal + CSS + Typed
Four ways to display ❁ in HTML and CSS.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette (U+2741) in HTML</title>
<style>
#point::after {
content: "\2741";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Built with Hex: ❁</p>
<p>Built with Decimal: ❁</p>
<p id="point">Built with CSS: </p>
<p>Typed: ❁</p>
<p>Bullet: ❁ Item one</p>
</body>
</html>
Built with Hex: ❁
Built with Decimal: ❁
Built with CSS: ❁
Typed: ❁
Bullet: ❁ Item one
How It Works
1. Hex:❁ inserts code point U+2741 → ❁.
2. Decimal: same code point as 10049 → ❁. Same visual as hex.
3. CSS: use \2741 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends ❁.
4. Typed: paste ❁ in a UTF-8 document, or use it as a bullet like ❁ Item one.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette.
Name
No named entity
There is no HTML5 named entity for U+2741. Use ❁ or ❁.
✿
Not solid black florette
U+273F is a solid black florette. U+2741 is the outlined eight-petalled form.
✴
Not an eight-pointed star
U+2734 is a star. This character is a flower-style florette.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\2741 belongs in CSS strings. ❁ / ❁ belong in HTML.
Fonts
Dingbats font coverage
Some fonts omit Dingbats florettes. Prefer a font with solid Dingbats coverage.
a11y
Add accessible text
A lone ornamental glyph can be unclear to screen readers. Pair it with visible text or mark decorative uses with aria-hidden="true".
Semicolon
End references
Always finish numeric entities with ; — write ❁, not ❁.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Eight petalled outlined black florette (U+2741) and its entity forms (❁, ❁, CSS \\2741) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs depend on Dingbats font coverage.
✓ Universal support
Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette (❁)
Encode with hex, decimal, CSS escape, or type the character — same code point 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+2741 / entitiesFull support
Bottom line: Prefer ❁ in HTML (no named form). Use ❁ when decimal form is required, and \\2741 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: eight petalled outlined black florette is U+2741 (decimal 10049) — glyph ❁.
HTML: no named entity — use ❁ / ❁ / type ❁.
CSS: use \2741 inside content for generated text.
Shape: outlined florette ≠ solid ✿ ≠ eight-point star ✴.
One line:U+2741 → ❁ / ❁ / CSS \2741.
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ❁ (hex), ❁ (decimal), type ❁ directly in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \2741 in content. There is no named HTML entity for U+2741.
U+2741 (EIGHT PETALLED OUTLINED BLACK FLORETTE). Hex 2741, decimal 10049. It belongs to the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF).
No. Use numeric forms ❁ or ❁. Related florettes such as U+273F (black) and U+2740 (white) also have no named HTML entities.
Use it for decorative bullets, floral ornaments, and UI accents. Prefer U+273F for a solid black florette, and U+2740 for a white florette.
HTML entities (❁ or ❁) go in markup. The CSS escape \2741 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
No. U+2741 is ❁ (eight-petalled outlined black florette). U+273F is ✿ (black florette). U+2734 is ✴ (eight-pointed black star).
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Did you know?
Eight petalled outlined black florette is Unicode U+2741 (decimal 10049) — glyph ❁ (EIGHT PETALLED OUTLINED BLACK FLORETTE) in Dingbats. There is no HTML5 named entity; use ❁ or ❁. Nearby florettes include U+273F (✿, black), U+2740 (❀, white), and U+273E (✾, six-petalled).
