U+2B52 "⭒" White Small Star Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+2B52 "⭒" White Small Star is a typographic symbol representing a small, hollow, white five-pointed star, distinct from the more common filled star or the larger outlined star variants. It belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block within Unicode, and its design is typically used in decorative contexts, such as in user interface icons, text-based art, or to denote ratings and highlights where a subtle, empty star is preferred over a solid one. The character is also occasionally employed in astronomy or astrology related materials, though its primary function remains ornamental, providing a clean and minimal visual element that can be easily rendered in digital text and across different fonts and platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2B52 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | White Small Star |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⭒ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⭒ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xAD 0x92 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2B52 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002B52 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2b52 |
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 |