# ✺ U+273A SIXTEEN POINTED ASTERISK

Sixteen-pointed asterisk resembling a starburst or sun rays, a decorative dingbat for emphasis.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `✺` |
| Codepoint | U+273A |
| Name | SIXTEEN POINTED ASTERISK |
| Also known as | starburst |
| Block | [Dingbats](https://unicodekit.com/block/dingbats) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Other Symbol (So) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `✺` `✺` |
| CSS | `\273A` |
| JavaScript | `\u273A` |
| UTF-8 | E2 9C BA |
| UTF-16 | 273A |

## Related characters

- ✹ [U+2739 TWELVE POINTED BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2739)
- ✻ [U+273B TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/273B)
- ✸ [U+2738 HEAVY EIGHT POINTED RECTILINEAR BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2738)
- ✼ [U+273C OPEN CENTRE TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/273C)
- ✷ [U+2737 EIGHT POINTED RECTILINEAR BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2737)
- ✽ [U+273D HEAVY TEARDROP-SPOKED ASTERISK](https://unicodekit.com/char/273D)
- ✶ [U+2736 SIX POINTED BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2736)
- ✾ [U+273E SIX PETALLED BLACK AND WHITE FLORETTE](https://unicodekit.com/char/273E)
- ✵ [U+2735 EIGHT POINTED PINWHEEL STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2735)
- ✿ [U+273F BLACK FLORETTE](https://unicodekit.com/char/273F)
- ✴ [U+2734 EIGHT POINTED BLACK STAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/2734)
- ❀ [U+2740 WHITE FLORETTE](https://unicodekit.com/char/2740)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/273A · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/273A