✴

Eight Pointed Black Star

Unicode
U+2734
Category
Stars
HTML Entity
✴
CSS
\2734
The Eight Pointed Black Star (✴) is a solid, eight-rayed geometric shape originally drawn from classic typographic dingbats. In traditional typesetting, printers used it to add decorative flair to lists, borders, and section breaks. Today, it frequently appears in social media bios, aesthetic text dividers, and digital design to create a sense of emphasis or vintage charm.

How to Type

Windows
Win + . then search "star"
macOS
Control + Command + Space then search "eight pointed"
Linux
Ctrl + Shift + U then type 2734 and press Enter
HTML
✴

In Programming

While not a standard mathematical or programming operator, this symbol is occasionally used in console outputs and custom Markdown lists to serve as a visually distinct bullet point.

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Tags

compass rose symbol decoration decorative bullet star eight pointed eight pointed ornament eight-ray star filled ornament section divider symbol solid star star shape vintage typographic star

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