Black small star

Meaning and uses

A small solid star that sits lighter on the line than ★. It works inline with text and in combinations where a full-size star would dominate.

Unicode details

⭑ is the Unicode character named BLACK SMALL STAR, code point U+2B51, in the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block. It was added in Unicode 5.1 in 2008, 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 2B51 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 small star”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2b51, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ⭑. In a CSS content property, use "\2B51".