White four-pointed star (✧)
U+2727 · WHITE FOUR POINTED STAR · Unicode 1.1 (1993)
How to type ✧
Windows
No Alt code
✧ is not in the Windows code pages 1252 or 437, so it has no Alt code. Use one of the methods below or copy it from this page.
Word and Outlook: Alt + X
2727 Alt+X
Type 2727 and press Alt+X right after it: Word turns the code into ✧. Press Alt+X again to turn it back into the code.
Emoji and symbols panel (Windows 10 and 11)
Win+.
Press Win + full stop (.) to open the panel, go to the Symbols tab (Ω) and pick ✧.
No numeric keypad on your laptop? See the other ways in our Alt codes guide.
Mac
Character Viewer
Ctrl+⌘ Cmd+Space
Press Ctrl+⌘+Space (or the Globe key + E), search for “white four-pointed star” and click ✧ to insert it.
iPhone
Make a shortcut (Text Replacement)
Turn a short word into ✧ once and type it in any app:
- Copy ✧ from this page.
- Open Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement and tap +.
- Paste ✧ as the Phrase and type a Shortcut, for example ;whitefourp.
- Now type ;whitefourp anywhere: the keyboard suggests ✧.
Android
Make a shortcut (Gboard personal dictionary)
Teach your keyboard a short word that turns into ✧:
- Copy ✧ from this page.
- Open Gboard settings › Dictionary › Personal dictionary, choose your language and tap +.
- Paste ✧ as the word and type a shortcut, for example ;whitefourp.
- Type ;whitefourp in any app and tap ✧ in the suggestions.
Linux
Unicode input
Ctrl+Shift+U 2727 Enter
Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 2727 and press Enter or Space. Works in GTK apps and with IBus (GNOME, Ubuntu, Fedora).
What ✧ means and how it is used
The official Unicode name of ✧ is WHITE FOUR POINTED STAR, code point U+2727. You will find it in the Dingbats block; it was added in Unicode 1.1 (1993).
It sits in the sparkles with 61 symbols, among them ✦ ⋆ ˚ ｡ ⊹.
Codes for HTML, CSS and JavaScript
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| HTML decimal | ✧ | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | ✧ | |
| CSS | content: "\2727"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2727 | |
| URL | %E2%9C%A7 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C A7 | |
| Unicode | U+2727 |
Will it show on my friend's phone?
✧ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.
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Names in other languages
What ✧ is called in the 12 languages of this site (Unicode CLDR and our editors). Tap a name to open that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | White four-pointed star |
| Português | Estrela de quatro pontas vazada |
| Español | Estrella de cuatro puntas blanca |
| Italiano | Stella a quattro punte bianca |
| Français | Étoile blanche à quatre branches |
| Deutsch | Weißer vierzackiger Stern |
| Türkçe | Beyaz dört köşeli yıldız |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Bintang empat sudut putih |
| Polski | Biała gwiazdka czteroramienna |
| Русский | Белая четырёхконечная звезда |
| 日本語 | 白抜き四芒星 |
| 한국어 | 흰 네 꼭짓점 별 |
Related symbols
All Sparkles →Questions people ask
How do I type ✧ on a laptop without a numeric keypad?
On Windows press Win + full stop (.) and pick ✧ in the Symbols tab, or in Word type 2727 and press Alt+X.
How do I type ✧ on an iPhone?
The iPhone keyboard has no key for ✧. Copy it here, then add it in Settings › General › Keyboard › Text Replacement with a shortcut like ;whitefourp.
What is the HTML code for the white four-pointed star?
There is no named entity; use ✧ or ✧. In CSS write \2727, in JavaScript \u2727.
Will ✧ show on every phone?
✧ has been in Unicode since version 1.1 (1993). Practically every phone, computer and app shows it.