# ✱ U+2731 HEAVY ASTERISK

Bold, thick six-armed asterisk, a heavy star symbol for footnotes, bullets, and emphasis.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `✱` |
| Codepoint | U+2731 |
| Name | HEAVY ASTERISK |
| Block | [Dingbats](https://unicodekit.com/block/dingbats) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `✱` `✱` |
| CSS | `\2731` |
| JavaScript | `\u2731` |
| UTF-8 | E2 9C B1 |
| UTF-16 | 2731 |

## Related characters

- ✰ [U+2730 SHADOWED WHITE STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2730)
- ✲ [U+2732 OPEN CENTRE ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/2732)
- ✯ [U+272F PINWHEEL STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/272F)
- ✳ [U+2733 EIGHT SPOKED ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/2733)
- ✮ [U+272E HEAVY OUTLINED BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/272E)
- ✴ [U+2734 EIGHT POINTED BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2734)
- ✭ [U+272D OUTLINED BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/272D)
- ✵ [U+2735 EIGHT POINTED PINWHEEL STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2735)
- ✬ [U+272C BLACK CENTRE WHITE STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/272C)
- ✶ [U+2736 SIX POINTED BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2736)
- ✫ [U+272B OPEN CENTRE BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/272B)
- ✷ [U+2737 EIGHT POINTED RECTILINEAR BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2737)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/2731 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/2731