☆
White Star
- Unicode
- U+2606
- Category
- Stars
- HTML Entity
- ☆
- CSS
- \2606
The White Star (☆) is a classic five-pointed star outline found in the Miscellaneous Symbols Unicode block, serving as the hollow counterpart to the solid Black Star. It is frequently used in digital typography for decorative bullet points, UI design for unselected rating scales, and across social media to express magic, excitement, or emphasis.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9734
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "white star"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 2606
- HTML
- ☆
In Programming
While not a standard mathematical operator, the hollow white star is frequently used in front-end web development and UI programming to represent empty or unselected states in interactive rating components.
Tags
empty star
favorite
five pointed
hollow
hollow star outline
outline star
rating
social media star
star border
star shape
text decoration
unicode outline star
unrated
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