U+272D "✭" Outlined Black Star Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
✭
U+272D "✭" Outlined Black Star is a typographic symbol that depicts a five pointed star with a hollow center, created by an outline of black or dark strokes. It is part of the Dingbats block in the Unicode standard, which includes various decorative symbols and shapes. This character is often used in text to represent a star shape for decorative purposes, in rating systems, or as a marker in lists and graphics, offering a more open and less solid appearance than its filled counterpart. Its design can vary across different fonts and platforms, but it generally maintains the classic five pointed star silhouette.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+272D |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Outlined Black 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 0xAD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x272D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000272D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u272d |
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 |