Symbol· Stars & Sparkles
✸ Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star
U+2738
✸ is the Unicode character “Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star” (U+2738, decimal 10040) in the Stars & Sparkles collection on Free Text Symbols. It pastes as plain text into bios, usernames, messages, docs, and code comments — not as an image sticker. It sits in the Dingbats block and was added in Unicode 1.1.
PNG image
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SVG image
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Codes for developers
- Unicode
- U+2738
- Decimal
- 10040
- UTF-8
- E2 9C B8
- HTML entity
- ✸
- HTML hex
- ✸
- CSS escape
- \2738
- JavaScript
- \u2738
- URL
- %E2%9C%B8
- Unicode block
- Dingbats
- Unicode version
- 1.1
What is Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star?
✸ is the Unicode character “Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star” (U+2738, decimal 10040) in the Stars & Sparkles collection on Free Text Symbols. It pastes as plain text into bios, usernames, messages, docs, and code comments — not as an image sticker. It sits in the Dingbats block and was added in Unicode 1.1.
When to use ✸
Use Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star when you want a compact Stars & Sparkles glyph that survives copy-paste across phones and apps. Pair it with other Stars & Sparkles symbols, or drop it into a fancy-text line for Instagram, Discord, TikTok, or email signatures.
How to copy and paste
Tap the large glyph or the Copy button to put ✸ on your clipboard, then paste with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V. Open the parent Stars & Sparkles page for more related characters, or the guide for PNG download tips.
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FAQ
Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star FAQ
Short answers about copying ✸ (Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star).
How do I copy Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star (✸)?
Click the large ✸ glyph or the Copy button on this page. The character is copied as Unicode text you can paste into any app that accepts plain text.
What is the Unicode code for Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star?
Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star is U+2738 (decimal 10040, UTF-8 E2 9C B8). HTML entity: ✸. HTML hex: ✸. CSS escape: \2738.
Where can I paste ✸?
Paste Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star into social bios, usernames, chat apps, documents, and websites. It is free Unicode text from the Stars & Sparkles set on Free Text Symbols.
How do I download Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star (✸) as a PNG?
Use the PNG image panel on this page. Choose a size from 64 to 1024 pixels and a transparent or solid background, then press Download PNG. The file is created in your browser.
How do I download or copy Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star (✸) as an SVG?
Use the SVG image panel on this page. Choose a size from 64 to 1024 pixels and a transparent or solid background, then press Download SVG or Copy SVG. The file and the markup are created in your browser.