✯ pinwheel star
✯
U+272F
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| Character | ✯ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+272F | |
| HTML decimal | ✯ | |
| HTML hexadecimal | ✯ | |
| HTML named entity | — | |
| CSS content | \272F | |
| JavaScript / UTF-16 | \u272F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C AF |
Meaning & usage
Pinwheel star (✯) adds a star-shaped accent or marks something worth highlighting.
Use it to separate a profile title, decorate a heading or indicate a favorite; pointed and filled variants have different visual weight.
The pinwheel star is a distinct decorative form. U+272F keeps this variant separate from similarly shaped characters, so compare neighboring forms before choosing it for a repeating pattern.
pinwheel star occupies one Unicode code point. A similar-looking letter, punctuation mark or emoji is not necessarily interchangeable with ✯ in search, filenames or text processing.
How to type pinwheel star
- Windows
- Use Win + . for the emoji and symbol panel, or Character Map for supported fonts. In Microsoft Word, enter each hexadecimal code (272F) and press Alt + X. There is no universal decimal Alt code for this character; legacy Alt codes depend on the code page.
- Mac
- Open Character Viewer with Control + Command + Space and search for pinwheel star. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled, hold Option and enter the UTF-16 units shown above. Standard Option shortcuts do not cover every Unicode symbol.
- Linux
- In compatible GTK applications, press Ctrl + Shift + U, enter 272F, then Enter. Enter each code point separately for sequences. Other desktops or apps may require their character picker.
- iPhone & Android
- Look for pinwheel star in your emoji keyboard if available, or copy it here and paste. Save frequently used symbols as a text replacement or keyboard shortcut; availability varies by keyboard.