Open Centre Black Star

Open Centre Black Star Symbol (✫)

The **Open Centre Black Star symbol (✫)** features a solid black star with a distinctive open or hollow center. This design gives it a unique appearance, often used to symbolize a focus point, a special mark, or a decorative element where a partially filled star is desired. It stands out from both solid and outline stars.

How to Use the Open Centre Black Star Symbol

You can easily copy and paste the Open Centre Black Star symbol: ✫

On Windows:

Hold down the Alt key and type 10027 on the numeric keypad.

On Mac:

Use the Character Viewer (Edit > Emoji & Symbols) and search for "star" or "open star."

On Mobile (iOS/Android):

Access it through your emoji keyboard or by searching for "star" in the special characters section.

Technical Information for Developers

For web developers and designers, understanding the various codes for the Open Centre Black Star symbol is essential for proper implementation.

HTML Entities:

<!-- HTML Decimal Code --> ✫

<!-- HTML Hexadecimal Code --> ✫

CSS Content Property:

.open-centre-star::before { content: "\272B"; }

Unicode Details:

• Unicode: U+272B
• Name: OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR
• Block: Dingbats, U+2700 - U+27BF
• Plane: Basic Multilingual Plane, U+0000 - U+FFFF
• Unicode Version: 1.1 (June 1993)

Encoding:

• UTF-8 Encoding: 0xE2 0x9C 0xAB
• UTF-16 Encoding: 0x272B
• UTF-32 Encoding: 0x0000272B