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Eight Pointed Pinwheel Star
- Unicode
- U+2735
- Category
- Stars
- HTML Entity
- ✵
- CSS
- \2735
The Eight Pointed Pinwheel Star (✵) is a decorative typographical symbol featuring eight curved rays that create a sense of clockwise motion. Originally introduced in the Unicode Dingbats block to standardize common print ornaments, it is widely used to draw attention to text, delineate list items, or add a magical aesthetic to social media posts. Its dynamic, spinning appearance makes it a popular alternative to standard asterisks or bullet points in digital design.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+10037
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "Eight Pointed Pinwheel Star"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U 2735 Space
- HTML
- ✵ or ✵
In Programming
While not part of standard programming syntax, developers occasionally use this symbol as a custom bullet point in Markdown documentation or to add decorative flair to text-based console output.
Tags
eight pointed
pinwheel
spinning
decoration
star shape