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 Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

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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