What 🞵 means
Use a Unicode-aware input method to enter this asterisk as text.
As of 2026, Word or Outlook accepts 1F7B5 followed by AltX; apps using Linux GTK accept CtrlShiftU, 1F7B5, then Enter. macOS's built-in Unicode Hex Input accepts only four hex digits, so use Character Viewer instead. On a phone, use a character viewer or another Unicode-aware input method.
What does 🞵 mean?
It marks decoration or a typographic asterisk, with no fixed message.
A 2011 Unicode proposal maps the form to the Wingdings 2 asterisk entry w-2218. Wingdings 2 is a font collection of decorative symbols; the proposal groups this design with asterisks that vary in weight and spoke count. Unicode represents the shape as its own text character.
Use it as a small star, ornamental break, or stylized asterisk marker. Nearby words tell readers what it marks.
Why does 🞵 show as a box?
The font or app may not have a drawing for this character.
As of 2026, a font without this glyph may show a box, question mark, or blank space; supported fonts can draw its proportions somewhat differently. That changes its appearance, not the character's identity.
A deliberate typographic accent; its role comes from the words around it.
A recipient's font may show a box or blank space instead of the star.
Part of the collection
What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsA small ornamental star; no fixed reaction or message.
Don't confuse it with
5
Related characters
2
Combination ideas
4Questions people ask
1Does 🞵 automatically create a footnote?
No. It is a text character; the document or app must assign any footnote link or numbering.
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- Search it as
- asterisk · six-spoke asterisk · Wingdings 2 · asterisk symbol · light asterisk · spoked star · Unicode asterisk · phone star
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
🞵\1F7B5Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.