Eight-spoked asterisk Emoji
Symbols
A green eight-spoked asterisk that looks like a simplified, angular star or a navigational flower. It stands out from the standard six-pointed punctuation mark by offering a more symmetrical, cross-hatched appearance.
Usage Context
Used to add emphasis to a specific point, highlight a footnote, or draw attention to special information within a message. It is a common alternative when you want a more decorative touch than the standard * symbol, often used in social media bios to mark items or categorize lists.
History
This symbol was added to the Unicode standard in 1993. It originates from early typesetting and clerical shorthand, where specialized versions of the asterisk were used to denote complex index references in documents and telegrams where space was at a premium.
Details
Glyph
✳
Unicode
U+2733
Shortcode
:emoji_u2733:
HTML Entity
✳
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Symbols
Subcategory other-symbol
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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