U+2722 "✢" Four Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2722 "✢" Four Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk is a typographic symbol that belongs to the Dingbats block, characterized by four evenly spaced teardrop-shaped arms radiating from a central point, resembling a stylized asterisk. Its design evokes a sense of flow and ornamentation, making it suitable for decorative use in text, such as separating sections or adding visual interest in headings and lists. While not as common as standard asterisks, this character is part of Unicode’s broader effort to include diverse symbols for mathematical, aesthetic, and editorial purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2722 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Four Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk |
| Block | Dingbats |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ✢ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ✢ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0x9C 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2722 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002722 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2722 |
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 |
| Pattern Syntax | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Other |
| Sentence Break | Other |