Black star

Meaning and uses

The solid five-pointed star. It is the standard star in text: ratings like ★★★★☆, favourites, highlights and name decorations. Nearly every font has it, so it displays almost everywhere.

Unicode details

★ is the Unicode character named BLACK STAR, code point U+2605, in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. It was added in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, and Unicode classes it as a symbol (general category So).

It is not an emoji, so it keeps the colour and size of the text around it.

Tap a code to copy it:

How to type ★

• On any device, tap the copy button above, then paste with a long press on a phone, Ctrl+V on Windows or Cmd+V on a Mac.
• In Microsoft Word on Windows, type 2605 and then press Alt+X to turn the code into ★.
• On a Mac, press Control+Cmd+Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for “black star”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2605, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ★ or ★. In a CSS content property, use "\2605".