Six pointed black star (✶) is the Unicode character at U+2736 in the Dingbats block. Official name: SIX POINTED BLACK STAR. It is a decorative six-pointed ornament for bullets, labels, and design accents.
Remember
Character ✶
Unicode U+2736
Named entity ✶
Hex entity ✶
Decimal ✶
CSS escape \2736
Not the same * · ∗ · ✵
Prefer ✶ in HTML markup. You can also type ✶ in UTF-8, or use numeric forms when needed.
Star using Named Entity: ✶
Star using Hex Code: ✶
Star using HTML Code: ✶
Star using CSS Entity: ✶
Typed directly: ✶
Featured: ✶ Special offer
How It Works
1. Named:✶ is the HTML5 name for U+2736 → ✶. Best default in markup.
2. Hex:U+2736 → ✶ in HTML. Same glyph as the named form.
3. Decimal: same code point as 10038 → ✶. Same result as hex and named.
4. CSS: use \2736 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that ✶ after the paragraph text.
5. Typed / featured: paste ✶ in UTF-8, or write ✶ Special offer for a decorative label.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with ✶.
vs *
Not an ASCII asterisk
* is for code and plain text. Use ✶ only for decorative six-pointed stars.
vs ∗
Not a math operator
∗ (∗) is the asterisk operator. ✶ is an ornament in Dingbats.
Name
Remember ✶
The named entity is ✶ (sextile) — not ☆ or &sextile;.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\2736 belongs in CSS strings. ✶ / ✶ / ✶ belong in HTML.
Semicolon
End named entities
Always finish with ; — write ✶, not &sext.
Fonts
Dingbats coverage varies
Some fonts omit ornamental stars. Test on target devices or provide a fallback glyph / SVG.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Six pointed black star (U+2736) and its entity forms (✶, ✶, ✶, CSS \\2736) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs depend on Dingbats font coverage.
✓ Universal support
Six Pointed Black Star (✶)
Encode with named, 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+2736 / entitiesFull support
Bottom line: Prefer ✶ in HTML. Use ✶ / ✶ when numeric form is required, and \\2736 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: six pointed black star is U+2736 (decimal 10038) — glyph ✶.
HTML: prefer ✶ — also ✶ / ✶ / type ✶.
Use ✶ (named), ✶ (hex), ✶ (decimal), type ✶ directly in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \2736 in content. Prefer ✶ in normal HTML.
U+2736 (SIX POINTED BLACK STAR). Hex 2736, decimal 10038. It belongs to the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF).
Yes. Use ✶. Numeric forms ✶ and ✶ also work.
No. ✶ is U+2736 (✶) — a decorative Dingbats star. * is U+002A (ASCII asterisk). ∗ is U+2217 (∗) — the mathematical asterisk operator.
Use it for decorative bullets, featured labels, and ornamental design accents. Prefer * or ∗ for multiplication / programming / math.
HTML entities (✶, ✶, or ✶) go in markup. The CSS escape \2736 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
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Did you know?
Six pointed black star is Unicode U+2736 (decimal 10038) — glyph ✶ in the Dingbats block. HTML5 names it ✶ (from sextile). It is a decorative ornament — not the ASCII asterisk * and not the math asterisk operator ∗ (∗).
