White four pointed star (✧) is Unicode U+2727 (WHITE FOUR POINTED STAR) in the Dingbats block. It is an outline four-pointed star — useful for decorative accents, highlight markers, and outline ratings. HTML5 has no named entity for this character.
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Character ✧
Unicode U+2727
Hex entity ✧
Decimal ✧
CSS escape \2727
Named entity (none)
Not the same ✦ U+2726 (black four pointed star)
All of these produce the same glyph: ✧. Prefer typing ✧ in UTF-8 when you can; use numeric or CSS forms for generated content.
One page that shows ✧ with hex, decimal, CSS escape, and a typed character. Use View Output or open the live editor.
Hex + Decimal + CSS + Typed
Four ways to produce ✧ in a single document.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>White Four Pointed Star (✧) in HTML</title>
<style>
#point::after {
content: "\2727";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>White four pointed star using Hex Code: ✧</p>
<p>White four pointed star using HTML Code: ✧</p>
<p id="point">White four pointed star using CSS Entity: </p>
<p>Typed directly: ✧</p>
</body>
</html>
☆ (U+2606) is a different, five-pointed star — not U+2727.
Named?
No named entity
HTML5 does not define a named entity for U+2727. Use numeric forms when an entity is required.
a11y
Say “Star”
Screen readers may not announce the glyph clearly. Pair rating stars with visible or visually hidden text.
Fonts
Check Dingbats support
Some fonts omit four-pointed stars. Provide a fallback stack that includes a symbol-capable font.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish with ; — write ✧, not ✧.
Compatibility
Browser Support
White four pointed star (U+2727) and its entity forms (✧, ✧, CSS \\2727) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Glyph quality depends on font support for Dingbats.
✓ Universal support
White Four Pointed Star (✧)
Type ✧, or encode with hex, decimal, or CSS escape — same glyph 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+2727 / entitiesFull support
Bottom line: Prefer a typed ✧ or ✧ / ✧ for markup. Use \\2727 only inside CSS content.
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Key Takeaways
Unicode: white four pointed star is U+2727 (decimal 10023).
HTML: prefer typing ✧, or use ✧ / ✧.
CSS: use \2727 inside content for generated icons.
Watch out: no named entity; ✧ ≠ ✦; ✧ ≠ ☆.
One line:U+2727 → type ✧ / ✧ / ✧ / CSS \2727.
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ✧ (hex), ✧ (decimal), or the CSS escape \2727 in the content property. All render ✧. You can also paste ✧ directly if your file is UTF-8. There is no named HTML entity.
U+2727 (hex 2727, decimal 10023). Unicode names it WHITE FOUR POINTED STAR. It belongs to the Dingbats block (U+2700–U+27BF).
No. HTML5 does not define a named entity for this symbol. Use ✧ or ✧ in markup, or \2727 in CSS.
✧ (U+2727) is the outline four-pointed star. ✦ (U+2726) is black four pointed star. ☆ (U+2606) is the classic five-pointed white star. They are different code points.
HTML entities (✧ or ✧) go in markup. The CSS escape \2727 is used in stylesheets (usually in the content property of ::before/::after). Both render ✧.
Use ✧ for decorative accents, outline ratings, and design highlights. Prefer ✦ for filled four-pointed stars and ☆ for classic five-pointed outline stars. Pair glyphs with text when ratings matter for accessibility.
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Did you know?
White four pointed star is Unicode U+2727 (decimal 10023) in the Dingbats block — official name WHITE FOUR POINTED STAR. HTML5 has no named entity for it. It is an outline four-pointed star — not the same as ✦ (black four pointed star) or ☆ (white star).
