U+2740 "❀" White Florette Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
❀
U+2740 "❀" White Florette is a typographic symbol that represents a stylized, six petaled flower or blossom, often associated with nature, beauty, and decoration. It belongs to the Dingbats block of the Unicode standard and is commonly used to add a touch of elegance, whimsy, or floral ornamentation to digital text, such as in headings, lists, or social media posts. Its design typically features a symmetrical, open flower shape with pointed petals, making it visually distinct from the more solid or detailed floral emoji. While it is officially named as a "White Florette," it is frequently interpreted as a simple blossom or decorative asterisk, serving both aesthetic and symbolic purposes in written communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2740 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | White Florette |
| 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 0x9D 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2740 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002740 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2740 |
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 |