U+1F7B7 "🞷" Bold Six Spoked Asterisk Unicode Character

U+1F7B7 "🞷" Bold Six Spoked Asterisk is a typographic symbol belonging to the Dingbat block, specifically designed as a thicker, more prominent variant of a standard asterisk with six evenly spaced spokes radiating from a central point. It is intended for use in decorative or ornamental text, often to denote footnotes, emphasize points, or serve as a visual marker in lists and diagrams where a bolder glyph is desired for clarity or stylistic effect. This character is encoded in the Unicode Standard to ensure consistent representation across different digital platforms and fonts, providing a distinct alternative to the lighter six-spoked asterisk for applications requiring enhanced visibility.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F7B7
Version Added	7.0
Name	Bold Six Spoked Asterisk
Block	Geometric Shapes Extended
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	🞷
HTML Hex Encoding	🞷
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9F 0x9E 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83D 0xDFB7
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F7B7
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83d\udfb7

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other