U+2733 "✳" Eight Spoked Asterisk Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2733 "✳" Eight Spoked Asterisk is a typographic symbol consisting of eight radiating lines or spokes extending from a central point, creating a star-like or floral shape distinct from the typical five- or six-pointed asterisk. It belongs to the Dingbats block and is commonly used in decorative text, as a marker for footnotes or emphasis, or as a stylized bullet point in digital and print design. Its symmetrical, bold appearance makes it particularly effective for drawing attention in lists, signage, or any context where a visually striking but simple asterisk variant is desired.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2733 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Eight 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 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2733 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002733 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2733 |