☆
Other Symbol
U+2606
Unicode 16.0
WHITE STAR
Official Unicode character in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. Use the copy buttons or follow the platform-specific instructions below to type this character.
How to Type the WHITE STAR (☆)
Windows Instructions
Hold Alt + type 9734 on NumPad
Num Lock must be turned on. Numbers must be typed on the physical numeric keypad on the right.
macOS (Apple) Instructions
Press Unicode Hex Input
Standard macOS mnemonic Option key shortcut compatible with US and International Mac keyboards.
Technical Specifications & Encoding Details
| Unicode Codepoint | U+2606 |
| Decimal Value | 9734 |
| Hexadecimal Value | 0x2606 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xE2 0x98 0x86 |
| HTML Named Entity | — |
| HTML Decimal Entity | ☆ |
| HTML Hex Entity | ☆ |
| General Category | Other Symbol (So) |
| Unicode Block | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| Script | Common |