U+274B "❋" Heavy Eight Teardrop-Spoked Propeller Asterisk Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+274B "❋" Heavy Eight Teardrop-Spoked Propeller Asterisk is a unique typographic symbol featuring eight curved, teardrop-shaped spokes radiating from a central point, resembling a stylized airscrew or star. It belongs to the Dingbats block of Unicode, which includes ornamental and decorative glyphs distinct from standard alphanumeric characters. This symbol is often used for visual emphasis, decorative text, or as a marker in lists and diagrams, with its heavy stroke weight and balanced design making it stand out in both digital and print contexts.
General Properties
Code Point
U+274B
Name
Heavy Eight Teardrop-Spoked Propeller Asterisk
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
❋
HTML Hex Encoding
❋
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x9D 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding
0x274B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000274B
C/C++/Java Escape
\u274b
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common