U+2723 "✣" Four Balloon-Spoked Asterisk Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2723 "✣" Four Balloon-Spoked Asterisk is a typographic symbol classified under the Dingbats block, featuring a design with four rounded, balloon-like arms radiating from a central point, which gives it a soft, playful aesthetic distinct from sharper asterisks. It is often used for decorative purposes in text, as an ornamental marker in lists, or to add visual flair in typography and graphic design. This character can also serve as a reference mark in footnotes or annotations, though its usage is less standardized than more common asterisk variants. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation across digital platforms, supporting creative and functional applications in documents and web content.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2723 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Four Balloon-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 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2723 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002723 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2723 |
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 |