Eight pointed black star (✴) is the Unicode character at U+2734 in Dingbats. Official name: EIGHT POINTED BLACK STAR. It is a solid eight-point decorative star — useful for ratings, awards, and star UI accents.
Remember
Character ✴
Unicode U+2734
Hex entity ✴
Decimal ✴
CSS escape \2734
Named entity (none)
Not the same ✵ (pinwheel) · ✷ (rectilinear) · ❁ (florette)
Prefer ✴ or ✴ in HTML (no named form). You can also type ✴ in a UTF-8 document.
Built with Hex: ✴
Built with Decimal: ✴
Built with CSS: ✴
Typed: ✴
Rating: ✴✴✴✴✴
How It Works
1. Hex:✴ inserts code point U+2734 → ✴.
2. Decimal: same code point as 10036 → ✴. Same visual as hex.
3. CSS: use \2734 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends ✴.
4. Typed: paste ✴ in a UTF-8 document, or build a rating row like ✴✴✴✴✴.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with Eight Pointed Black Star.
Name
No named entity
There is no HTML5 named entity for U+2734. Use ✴ or ✴.
✵
Not a pinwheel star
U+2735 is a pinwheel-style star. U+2734 is the solid eight-point form.
❁
Not an eight-petalled florette
U+2741 is a flower ornament. This character is a star.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\2734 belongs in CSS strings. ✴ / ✴ belong in HTML.
Fonts
Dingbats font coverage
Some fonts omit Dingbats stars. Prefer a font with solid Dingbats coverage.
a11y
Add accessible text
A lone ornamental glyph can be unclear to screen readers. Pair ratings with visible text (for example “4 of 5”) or mark decorative uses with aria-hidden="true".
Semicolon
End references
Always finish numeric entities with ; — write ✴, not ✴.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Eight pointed black star (U+2734) and its entity forms (✴, ✴, CSS \\2734) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs depend on Dingbats font coverage.
✓ Universal support
Eight Pointed Black Star (✴)
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+2734 / entitiesFull support
Bottom line: Prefer ✴ in HTML (no named form). Use ✴ when decimal form is required, and \\2734 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: eight pointed black star is U+2734 (decimal 10036) — glyph ✴.
HTML: no named entity — use ✴ / ✴ / type ✴.
CSS: use \2734 inside content for generated text.
Shape: solid eight-point star ≠ pinwheel ✵ ≠ florette ❁.
One line:U+2734 → ✴ / ✴ / CSS \2734.
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ✴ (hex), ✴ (decimal), type ✴ directly in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \2734 in content. There is no named HTML entity for U+2734.
U+2734 (EIGHT POINTED BLACK STAR). Hex 2734, decimal 10036. It belongs to the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF).
No. Use numeric forms ✴ or ✴. Related stars such as U+2735 (pinwheel) and U+2737 (rectilinear) also have no named HTML entities.
Use it for ratings, awards, decorative bullets, and star-based UI accents. Prefer U+2735 for a pinwheel style, and U+2736 when you need a six-pointed star.
HTML entities (✴ or ✴) go in markup. The CSS escape \2734 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
No. U+2734 is ✴ (eight-pointed black star). U+2741 is ❁ (eight-petalled outlined black florette). U+2735 is ✵ (eight-pointed pinwheel star).
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Did you know?
Eight pointed black star is Unicode U+2734 (decimal 10036) — glyph ✴ (EIGHT POINTED BLACK STAR) in Dingbats. There is no HTML5 named entity; use ✴ or ✴. Nearby stars include U+2735 (✵, pinwheel), U+2737 (✷, rectilinear), and U+2736 (✶, six-pointed).
