✭

Outlined Black Star

Unicode
U+272D
Category
Stars
HTML Entity
✭
CSS
\272D
The Outlined Black Star (✭) is a typographic dingbat featuring a solid five-pointed star surrounded by a distinct outer border. Originally included in the Unicode Standard as part of the Dingbats block, it frequently appears in graphic design, custom bulleted lists, and decorative text blocks. Users often copy and paste this symbol to add a stylish, vintage flair to social media bios, usernames, and creative rating systems.

How to Type

Windows
Win + . then click the Symbols tab
macOS
Control+Command+Space then search "outlined black star"
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+U then 272d
HTML
✭

In Programming

Frequently used as a string literal in frontend development to build custom five-star rating components, decorative bullet points, or textual dividers without needing external icon libraries.

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Tags

bold outlined star bold star border star decoration favorite star text five pointed outlined outlined star rating star symbol star shape starred symbol vintage star dingbat

Related Symbols

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