U+2606 "☆" White Star Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+2606 "☆" White Star is an outlined or hollow representation of a five pointed star, distinct from its filled counterpart the Black Star (U+2605). It is often used in typography and digital text to symbolize excellence, rating systems, or celestial themes, and it appears in various cultural contexts as a decorative or ideological marker. Its design features an open interior which makes it suitable for use in logos, bullet points, or as a placeholder for highlighting important information, while its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures consistent rendering across different platforms and fonts.
General Properties
Code Point
U+2606
Name
White Star
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
☆
HTML Hex Encoding
☆
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x98 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2606
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002606
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2606
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common