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Technical information
| Symbol | ★ | |
| Name | Black star | |
| Unicode number | U+2605 | |
| Category | StarsStars | |
| Description | The Unicode character ★, or U+2605, is known as the "Black Star". It is a part of the "Miscellaneous Symbols" block, which includes a wide array of symbols used in various contexts. This character falls under the "Symbol, Other" category. Visually, it represents a five-pointed star that is filled in, or "black". The Black Star is often used to denote space, nighttime, or celestial bodies in a general sense. It can also be employed to indicate quality or to highlight important points in a text. For example, it might be used to signify a top rating in a review, or to mark a key point in a list. Additionally, the Black Star has been adopted in various cultural contexts to symbolize different ideas or entities. |
Encoding
| HTML Entity | ★ | |
| HTML Entity (hex) | ★ | |
| HTML Entity (named) | ★ | |
| URL Escape Code | %E2%98%85 | |
| UTF-8 (hex) | 0xE2 0x98 0x85 | |
| UTF-8 (binary) | 11100010:10011000:10000101 | |
| UTF-16 | 0x2605 | |
| UTF-32 | 0x00002605 |
Source Code
| C, C++, and Java | "\u2605" | |
| CSS Code | \2605 | |
| JavaScript | "\u2605" | |
| Perl | \x{2605} | |
| Python 2 | u"\u2605" | |
| Python 3 | \u2605 | |
| Ruby | \u{2605} |
Preview
This Unicode character looks like this ★ in sentence and in bold like this ★ and in italic like this ★.
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CSS Property: font-weight
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HTML Forms and Input
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Code examples in HTML and CSS
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span {
content: "\2605";
}The symbol in different fonts
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Courier New
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Georgia
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Droid Sans
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Helvetica
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Noto Sans
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Times New Roman
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