Eight spoken asterisk (✳) is the Unicode character at U+2733 in Dingbats. Official Unicode name: EIGHT SPOKED ASTERISK. It is an eight-spoke decorative asterisk — useful for footnotes, highlights, and ornamental UI accents.
Remember
Character ✳
Unicode U+2733
Hex entity ✳
Decimal ✳
CSS escape \2733
Named entity (none)
Not the same * (ASCII) · ✱ (heavy) · ✴ (8-point star)
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: ✳
Footnote: Note✳ See details below.
How It Works
1. Hex:✳ inserts code point U+2733 → ✳.
2. Decimal: same code point as 10035 → ✳. Same visual as hex.
3. CSS: use \2733 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends ✳.
4. Typed: paste ✳ in a UTF-8 document, or mark a note like Note✳ See details below.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with Eight Spoken Asterisk.
Name
No named entity
There is no HTML5 named entity for U+2733. Use ✳ or ✳.
*
Not the ASCII asterisk
U+002A (*) is the plain keyboard asterisk. U+2733 is the Dingbats eight-spoke form.
✱
Not a heavy asterisk
U+2731 is a heavier Dingbat asterisk. This character is the eight-spoke style.
Spoken / Spoked
Tutorial name vs Unicode name
This page title uses the site slug “spoken.” The official Unicode name is EIGHT SPOKED ASTERISK — same code point U+2733.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\2733 belongs in CSS strings. ✳ / ✳ belong in HTML.
Fonts
Dingbats font coverage
Some fonts omit Dingbats asterisks. Prefer a font with solid Dingbats coverage.
a11y
Add accessible text
A lone ornamental glyph can be unclear to screen readers. Pair footnote marks with clear visible text, or mark decorative uses with aria-hidden="true".
Semicolon
End references
Always finish numeric entities with ; — write ✳, not ✳.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Eight spoken asterisk (U+2733) and its entity forms (✳, ✳, CSS \\2733) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs depend on Dingbats font coverage.
✓ Universal support
Eight Spoken Asterisk (✳)
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+2733 / entitiesFull support
Bottom line: Prefer ✳ in HTML (no named form). Use ✳ when decimal form is required, and \\2733 only inside CSS content.
HTML: no named entity — use ✳ / ✳ / type ✳.
CSS: use \2733 inside content for generated text.
Shape: Dingbat asterisk ≠ ASCII * ≠ heavy ✱ ≠ star ✴.
One line:U+2733 → ✳ / ✳ / CSS \2733.
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ✳ (hex), ✳ (decimal), type ✳ directly in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \2733 in content. There is no named HTML entity for U+2733.
U+2733 (EIGHT SPOKED ASTERISK). Hex 2733, decimal 10035. It belongs to the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF).
No. Use numeric forms ✳ or ✳. Related marks such as U+2731 (heavy asterisk) also have no named HTML entity for the Dingbats form.
Use it for decorative footnotes, highlights, and asterisk-style UI accents when you want an eight-spoke Dingbat rather than the plain ASCII *. Prefer * for code and plain text emphasis.
HTML entities (✳ or ✳) go in markup. The CSS escape \2733 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
No. U+2733 is ✳ (eight spoken / eight-spoked asterisk). * is U+002A (ASCII asterisk). U+2731 is ✱ (heavy asterisk).
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Did you know?
Eight spoken asterisk is Unicode U+2733 (decimal 10035) — glyph ✳ (official Unicode name: EIGHT SPOKED ASTERISK) in Dingbats. There is no HTML5 named entity; use ✳ or ✳. Nearby marks include U+2734 (✴, eight-pointed star), U+2731 (✱, heavy asterisk), and the ASCII asterisk U+002A (*).
