Stress outlined white star

Meaning and uses

A white star with a heavier outline on one side, so it looks slightly raised. Use it where ☆ looks too thin, for example in headings or at small sizes.

Unicode details

✩ is the Unicode character named STRESS OUTLINED WHITE STAR, code point U+2729, in the Dingbats 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 2729 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 “stress outlined white star”.
• On Linux, most desktops accept Ctrl+Shift+U, then 2729, then Space or Enter.
• In HTML, use ✩. In a CSS content property, use "\2729".