Star Text Symbols to Copy and Paste
34 decorative star symbols from the Dingbats block. Click any symbol to copy it.
Reference
| Symbol | Name | Unicode | HTML entity | Alt code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≛ | STAR EQUALS | U+225B | ≛ | — |
| ⋆ | STAR OPERATOR | U+22C6 | ⋆ | — |
| ⍟ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL CIRCLE STAR | U+235F | ⍟ | — |
| ⍣ | APL FUNCTIONAL SYMBOL STAR DIAERESIS | U+2363 | ⍣ | — |
| ␁ | SYMBOL FOR START OF HEADING | U+2401 | ␁ | — |
| ␂ | SYMBOL FOR START OF TEXT | U+2402 | ␂ | — |
| ☪ | STAR AND CRESCENT | U+262A | ☪ | — |
| ⚝ | OUTLINED WHITE STAR | U+269D | ⚝ | — |
| ✡ | STAR OF DAVID | U+2721 | ✡ | — |
| ✦ | BLACK FOUR POINTED STAR | U+2726 | ✦ | — |
| ✧ | WHITE FOUR POINTED STAR | U+2727 | ✧ | — |
| ✩ | STRESS OUTLINED WHITE STAR | U+2729 | ✩ | — |
| ✪ | CIRCLED WHITE STAR | U+272A | ✪ | — |
| ✫ | OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR | U+272B | ✫ | — |
| ✬ | BLACK CENTRE WHITE STAR | U+272C | ✬ | — |
| ✭ | OUTLINED BLACK STAR | U+272D | ✭ | — |
| ✮ | HEAVY OUTLINED BLACK STAR | U+272E | ✮ | — |
| ✯ | PINWHEEL STAR | U+272F | ✯ | — |
| ✰ | SHADOWED WHITE STAR | U+2730 | ✰ | — |
| ✴ | EIGHT POINTED BLACK STAR | U+2734 | ✴ | — |
| ✵ | EIGHT POINTED PINWHEEL STAR | U+2735 | ✵ | — |
| ✶ | SIX POINTED BLACK STAR | U+2736 | ✶ | — |
| ✷ | EIGHT POINTED RECTILINEAR BLACK STAR | U+2737 | ✷ | — |
| ✸ | HEAVY EIGHT POINTED RECTILINEAR BLACK STAR | U+2738 | ✸ | — |
| ✹ | TWELVE POINTED BLACK STAR | U+2739 | ✹ | — |
| ❂ | CIRCLED OPEN CENTRE EIGHT POINTED STAR | U+2742 | ❂ | — |
| ⧦ | GLEICH STARK | U+29E6 | ⧦ | — |
| ⭐ | WHITE MEDIUM STAR | U+2B50 | ⭐ | — |
| ⭑ | BLACK SMALL STAR | U+2B51 | ⭑ | — |
| ⭒ | WHITE SMALL STAR | U+2B52 | ⭒ | — |
| ⯨ | LEFT HALF BLACK STAR | U+2BE8 | ⯨ | — |
| ⯩ | RIGHT HALF BLACK STAR | U+2BE9 | ⯩ | — |
| ⯪ | STAR WITH LEFT HALF BLACK | U+2BEA | ⯪ | — |
| ⯫ | STAR WITH RIGHT HALF BLACK | U+2BEB | ⯫ | — |
How to type it
There's no universal keyboard shortcut for star text symbols, so copying directly from the grid above is usually the fastest method.
On Windows, open Character Map (search "charmap" in the Start menu), find the character by name, and copy it — or use Word's Alt+X trick: type the hex codepoint (225B) right after the cursor, then press Alt+X to convert it.
On Mac, press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for "star equals" or browse by category.
On iPhone and iPad, there's no built-in picker for most of these characters — copying from this page is the practical option.
In Word, use the Alt+X trick above, or go to Insert > Symbol > More Symbols and search by Unicode name or codepoint (U+225B).
In Google Docs, go to Insert > Special characters and either draw the shape or search by name.