U+272C "✬" Black Centre White Star Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+272C "✬" Black Centre White Star is a typographic symbol that depicts a five pointed star with a solid black outline and a white interior, creating a bold, high contrast appearance. This character is part of the Dingbats block, a collection of decorative and ornamental symbols used in text for emphasis, visual interest, or as a bullet point. Its design resembles a traditional star shape but with a distinct central void, making it suitable for use in headings, lists, religious or mystical contexts, or as a generic emblem of excellence and guidance. Unlike the more common solid star symbols, the black centre white star offers a reversed or inverted aesthetic that stands out against dark backgrounds or when a striking, graphic element is desired in digital and printed materials.

General Properties

Code Point U+272C
Version Added 1.1
Name Black Centre White Star
Unicode 1.0 Name Black Center 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 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0x272C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000272C
C/C++/Java Escape \u272c

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