HTML Entity for Six Petalled Black and White Florette (✾)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
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Unicode U+273E
HTML entity for Six Petalled Black and White Florette (U+273E) — hex, decimal, and CSS tutorial

What You'll Learn

How to display the Six Petalled Black and White Florette (✾) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+273E (SIX PETALLED BLACK AND WHITE FLORETTE) in the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF)—a decorative floral ornament used in typography, artistic design, and ornamental web content.

Render it with ✾, ✾, or CSS \273E. There is no named HTML entity. Do not confuse ✾ with Black Florette U+273F (✿) or white florette U+2740 (❀).

⚡ Quick Reference — Six Petalled Black and White Florette

Unicode U+273E

Dingbats

Hex Code ✾

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ✾

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

Use numeric codes only

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+273E
Hex code       ✾
HTML code      ✾
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \273E
Official name  Six petalled black and white florette
Related        U+273F = ✿ (black florette)
               U+2740 = ❀ (white florette)
Block          Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
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Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing ✾ using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point::after{
   content: "\273E";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Florette (hex): &#x273E;</p>
<p>Florette (decimal): &#10046;</p>
<p id="point">Florette (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The Six Petalled Black and White Florette (✾) is supported in modern browsers when fonts include Dingbats glyphs:

Chrome1+
Firefox1+
Safari1+
Edge12+
Opera4+
Android4.4+
iOS Safari1+

👀 Live Preview

See the six petalled florette in decorative contexts:

Single symbol ✾
Decorative row ✾ ✾ ✾ ✾
Floral accent ✾ Spring Collection ✾
List marker ✾ Ornamental bullet point
Numeric refs &#x273E; &#10046; \273E

🧠 How It Works

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Hexadecimal Code

&#x273E; uses Unicode hexadecimal 273E to display the six petalled black and white florette.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#10046; uses decimal Unicode value 10046 for the same character.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\273E is used in CSS stylesheets in the content property of pseudo-elements for decorative markers.

CSS stylesheet
=

Decorative florette result

All three methods produce ✾. Unicode U+273E in Dingbats. No named entity. Next: Six Pointed Black Star.

✅

Use Cases

The Six Petalled Black and White Florette (✾) commonly appears in:

🎨 Decorative design

Ornamental accents, floral themes, and artistic web layouts.

📄 Typography

Fleurons, section dividers, and decorative text elements.

🌸 Floral content

Garden sites, spring promotions, and nature-themed pages.

🛠 CSS markers

Custom list bullets via ::before content.

🎉 Invitations

Wedding, event, and celebration page decorations.

📖 Symbol guides

Dingbats and HTML entity reference documentation.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Use &#x273E; or &#10046; in HTML markup
  • Add descriptive text or aria-label for accessibility
  • Use CSS content: "\273E" for reusable ornamental components
  • Test rendering across browsers and fonts
  • Scale with font-size to fit your layout

Don’t

  • Use padded Unicode like U+0273E or CSS \0273E—correct is U+273E and \273E
  • Confuse ✾ with ✿ (black florette) or ❀ (white florette)
  • Expect a named HTML entity for U+273E
  • Put CSS escape \273E in HTML text nodes
  • Rely on the symbol alone without context for screen readers

Key Takeaways

1

Three ways to render U+273E in HTML and CSS

&#x273E; &#10046;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use \273E in the content property

3

Unicode U+273E — SIX PETALLED BLACK AND WHITE FLORETTE

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No named entity—Dingbats decorative character

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Previous: Single Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark (›)   Next: Six Pointed Black Star (✶)

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x273E; (hex), &#10046; (decimal), or \273E in CSS content. There is no named HTML entity. All three render ✾.
U+273E (SIX PETALLED BLACK AND WHITE FLORETTE). Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF). Hex 273E, decimal 10046.
No. ✾ (U+273E) is the six petalled black and white florette. ❀ (U+2740) is WHITE FLORETTE—a different Dingbats ornament with a distinct appearance.
For decorative typography, floral-themed design, custom list bullets, ornamental accents, artistic web projects, invitations, and Dingbats symbol references.
Dingbats characters like U+273E use numeric hex or decimal codes in HTML. Named entities cover common characters only; decorative symbols typically use numeric references.

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