U+2605 "★" Black Star Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2605 "★" Black Star is a solid, five pointed star symbol commonly used in typography and digital text to represent concepts such as excellence, approval, prominence, or a rating. Its origins trace back to various cultural and decorative uses of star shapes, and in modern computing it is frequently employed in user interfaces for bookmarking, indicating favorite items, or highlighting key information. As part of the Unicode standard, it ensures consistent display across different platforms and devices, making it a versatile and widely recognized glyph for visual emphasis.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2605 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Black Star |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ★ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ★ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x98 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2605 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002605 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2605 |