# ✸ U+2738 HEAVY EIGHT POINTED RECTILINEAR BLACK STAR

Bold eight-pointed star with thick straight rays, a heavy starburst dingbat for emphasis.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `✸` |
| Codepoint | U+2738 |
| Name | HEAVY EIGHT POINTED RECTILINEAR BLACK STAR |
| Block | [Dingbats](https://unicodekit.com/block/dingbats) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `✸` `✸` |
| CSS | `\2738` |
| JavaScript | `\u2738` |
| UTF-8 | E2 9C B8 |
| UTF-16 | 2738 |

## Related characters

- ✷ [U+2737 EIGHT POINTED RECTILINEAR BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2737)
- ✹ [U+2739 TWELVE POINTED BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2739)
- ✶ [U+2736 SIX POINTED BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2736)
- ✺ [U+273A SIXTEEN POINTED ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/273A)
- ✵ [U+2735 EIGHT POINTED PINWHEEL STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2735)
- ✻ [U+273B TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/273B)
- ✴ [U+2734 EIGHT POINTED BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2734)
- ✼ [U+273C OPEN CENTRE TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/273C)
- ✳ [U+2733 EIGHT SPOKED ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/2733)
- ✽ [U+273D HEAVY TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/273D)
- ✲ [U+2732 OPEN CENTRE ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/2732)
- ✾ [U+273E SIX PETALLED BLACK AND WHITE FLORETTE](https://unicodekit.com/char/273E)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/2738 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/2738