Keycap: * emoji *️⃣
Emoji 2.0 (2015) · U+002A U+FE0F U+20E3
What *️⃣ means
The keywords Unicode lists for *️⃣ are keycap. They show what people use it for.
Search for keycap or keycap: * on your emoji keyboard and *️⃣ is among the results.
You will find *️⃣ among the keycaps (13 emoji), part of symbols with 224 emoji in all. Its neighbours include 0️⃣ 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣.
Will *️⃣ show on my friend's phone?
*️⃣ has been around since Emoji 2.0 (2015), so it is safe to send to anyone.
How to type *️⃣
Search for keycap: * in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find *️⃣.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type keycap: *.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type keycap: * in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type keycap: *.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, *️⃣ is 3 code points (U+002A U+FE0F U+20E3), 7 bytes in UTF-8 and 3 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+002A U+FE0F U+20E3 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | *️⃣ | |
| HTML (decimal) | *️⃣ | |
| CSS | content: "\2A \FE0F \20E3"; | |
| JavaScript | \u002A\uFE0F\u20E3 | |
| URL | *%EF%B8%8F%E2%83%A3 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | 2A EF B8 8F E2 83 A3 |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of *️⃣ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | keycap: * |
| Português | tecla: * |
| Español | Teclas: * |
| Italiano | tasto: * |
| Français | touches : * |
| Deutsch | Taste: * |
| Türkçe | tuş: * |
| Polski | klawisz: * |
| Русский | клавиши: * |
| 日本語 | 囲み数字: * |
| 한국어 | 키 캡: * |
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All symbols emoji →Questions people ask
What does the keycap: * emoji mean?
Unicode calls *️⃣ "keycap: *" and links it with keycap. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the keycaps subgroup of symbols.
When was the keycap: * emoji added?
In Emoji 2.0, released in 2015. Every current phone and computer has it.
How do I type the keycap: * emoji?
Search for keycap: * in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find *️⃣.