✭
Outlined Black Star
- Unicode
- U+272D
- Category
- Stars
- Symbol Sets
- Star Symbols
- 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
- In Word: type 272D, then press Alt + X. Other apps have no standard Windows shortcut for it — copy it from this page
- 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.
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