U+272A "✪" Circled White Star Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+272A "✪" Circled White Star is a typographic symbol that features a five pointed white star enclosed within a solid black circle, creating a high contrast design often used for emphasis or decoration. It belongs to the Dingbats block of the Unicode standard, which includes various ornamental and symbolic characters. This specific glyph is commonly employed in digital contexts to represent a standout or highlighted item, such as a favorite, a recommended selection, or a point of interest, due to its resemblance to a badge or seal. Its visual simplicity and bold appearance make it suitable for use in headings, lists, user interfaces, and social media to draw attention without relying on color or complex graphics.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+272A |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Circled White Star |
| 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 0xAA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x272A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000272A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u272a |
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 |