✬

Black Centre White Star

Unicode
U+272C
Category
Stars
HTML Entity
✬
CSS
\272C
The ✬ (Black Centre White Star) is a typographical symbol featuring a solid five-pointed star surrounded by a distinct hollow outline. Originally introduced in the Unicode Dingbats block, it is frequently used in decorative typography, bulleted lists, and graphic design to add a touch of flair. On social media, users often copy and paste this character to create eye-catching aesthetic usernames or stylized text dividers.

How to Type

Windows
Win + . then search "star" or type Alt + 10028 on the numeric keypad
macOS
Control + Command + Space then search "black centre white star"
Linux
Ctrl + Shift + U then type 272c and press Enter
HTML
✬ or ✬

In Programming

While not used as a standard mathematical operator, this symbol is occasionally included in custom UI designs, terminal prompts, or string formatting to visually highlight important text.

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Tags

black and white star decoration decorative star unicode fancy star text five pointed ornament outlined star symbol star outline filled center star shape two tone two-tone star

Related Symbols

★ Black Star ☆ White Star ✦ Black Four Pointed Star ✧ White Four Pointed Star ✨ Sparkles ✩ Stress Outlined White Star ✪ Circled White Star ✫ Open Centre Black Star ✭ Outlined Black Star ✮ Heavy Outlined Black Star ✯ Pinwheel Star ✰ Shadowed White Star