HTML Entity for Heavy Four Balloon Spoked Asterisk (✤)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+2724
HTML entity for Heavy Four Balloon Spoked Asterisk (U+2724) — hex, decimal, and CSS tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the Heavy Four Balloon Spoked Asterisk (✤) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+2724 (HEAVY FOUR BALLOON SPOKED ASTERISK) in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF). It is a decorative asterisk with four balloon-shaped spokes—ideal for custom bullets, list markers, typographic dividers, and designs that need a distinctive four-point asterisk beyond the standard * (U+002A).

Render it with ✤, ✤, or CSS escape \2724. There is no named HTML entity. Do not confuse ✤ with U+2731 (✱, heavy asterisk) or U+274B (❋, eight teardrop spoked propeller asterisk); each Dingbats asterisk has a distinct glyph.

⚡ Quick Reference — Balloon Spoked Asterisk

Unicode U+2724

Dingbats block

Hex Code ✤

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ✤

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

Use numeric codes only

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+2724
Hex code       ✤
HTML code      ✤
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \2724
Meaning        Four balloon spoked asterisk
Related        U+002A = asterisk (*)
               U+2731 = heavy asterisk (✱)
               U+274B = propeller asterisk (❋)
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Complete HTML Example

This example demonstrates the Heavy Four Balloon Spoked Asterisk (✤) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape for custom list bullets:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\2724";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Balloon Asterisk using Hexadecimal: &#x2724;</p>
<p>Balloon Asterisk using HTML Code: &#10020;</p>
<p id="point">Balloon Asterisk using CSS Entity</p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The Heavy Four Balloon Spoked Asterisk (✤) is widely supported in modern browsers when the font includes Dingbats asterisk glyphs:

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

👀 Live Preview

Heavy Four Balloon Spoked Asterisk (✤) in context, compared with other asterisk symbols:

List bullet ✤ Feature highlight
Divider ✤ ✤ ✤
Large glyph ✤
Comparison ✤   *   ✱
Numeric refs &#x2724; &#10020; \2724

🧠 How It Works

1

Hexadecimal Code

&#x2724; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 2724 to display the balloon asterisk. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#10020; uses the decimal Unicode value 10020 to display the same character.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\2724 is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in content on ::before or ::after for custom list bullets and accent markers.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All three methods produce ✤. Unicode U+2724 is in the Dingbats block. Next: Heavy Greek Cross (✚).

✅

Use Cases

The Heavy Four Balloon Spoked Asterisk (✤) is commonly used in:

✤ Bullets

Custom list bullets or step markers with a distinct balloon-asterisk style.

📝 Editorial

Section dividers, emphasis markers, or accent characters in articles and docs.

🎨 Branding

Unique asterisk motif in logos, icons, or brand assets.

✨ Features

Mark key features or highlights in product or service listings.

🔨 CSS content

content: "\2724" on ::before without extra HTML markup.

📝 Footnotes

Optional decorative marker for footnotes (pair with semantic structure).

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Use <ul>/<ol> and <li> when ✤ acts as a list bullet
  • Apply content: "\2724 " via li::before for custom bullets
  • Declare UTF-8 with <meta charset="utf-8">
  • Keep one numeric style (hex or decimal) per project
  • Test glyph rendering in your font stack
  • Mark purely decorative uses with aria-hidden="true" when appropriate

Don’t

  • Replace semantic list markup with glyph-only paragraphs
  • Confuse U+2724 (✤) with U+2731 (✱) or U+274B (❋)
  • Expect a named HTML entity for U+2724
  • Use CSS \2724 in HTML text nodes
  • Use decorative bullets where required-field asterisks need aria-required

Key Takeaways

1

Two HTML numeric references plus CSS insert U+2724

&#x2724; &#10020;
2

For CSS, use \2724 in the content property

3

Unicode U+2724 — four balloon spoked asterisk (✤)

4

Distinct from ASCII * (U+002A) and heavy asterisk U+2731 (✱)

5

Next: Heavy Greek Cross (✚)

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x2724; (hex), &#10020; (decimal), or \2724 in CSS content. There is no named entity. All three methods render the symbol (✤) correctly.
U+2724 (HEAVY FOUR BALLOON SPOKED ASTERISK). Dingbats block. Hex 2724, decimal 10020. The symbol (✤) is a decorative asterisk with four balloon-shaped spokes, often used for bullets and list markers.
For decorative bullets and list markers, typographic emphasis or dividers, feature highlights, and any design that needs a distinct four-point asterisk style beyond the standard asterisk.
HTML references (&#10020; or &#x2724;) go in markup. The CSS escape \2724 is used in stylesheets, typically on ::before or ::after. Both produce ✤.
Named entities cover common ASCII, Latin-1, and widely used symbols. U+2724 uses numeric hex (&#x2724;) or decimal (&#10020;) codes, which is standard for decorative Dingbats asterisks.

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