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{{short description|Typographical glyph}}
{{short description|Typographical glyph}}
{{redirect|★|the David Bowie album stylized as such|Blackstar (album)}}
{{redirect|★|the David Bowie album stylized as such|Blackstar (album){{!}}''Blackstar'' (album)}}
{{redirect|✭|the use of this symbol as a sports logo|Dallas Cowboys#Logo}}
{{redirect|❂|the symbol|Blue Sky with a White Sun}}
{{redirect|❂|the symbol|Blue Sky with a White Sun}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2022}}
{{Unreferenced|date=June 2019|bot=noref (GreenC bot)}}

{{infobox symbol
|sign=<nowiki>*</nowiki> ★ ☆
|name=Star in typography}}
{{SpecialChars}}
{{SpecialChars}}
In [[typography]], a '''star''' is any of several [[glyph]]s with a number of points arrayed within an imaginary circle.
In [[typography]], a '''star''' is any of several [[glyph]]s with a number of points arrayed within an imaginary circle. A commonly used star symbol is the [[asterisk]].

==Three points==
{{see also|Triskelion}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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!Name!!Character!!Code point
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|-
! Latin capital letter Y
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| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| Y ||U+0059
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|-
! [[N'Ko script]] [[wikt:߷|Gbakurunen]] ߷ <br />("[[fidget spinner]]")
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| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ߷ ||U+07F7
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|}


==Four points==
==Four points==
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|-
|-
! Black four-pointed star
! Black four-pointed star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✦ ||U+2726
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✦ ||U+2726
|-
|-
! White four-pointed star
! White four-pointed star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✧ ||U+2727
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✧ ||U+2727
|-
|-
! Sparkles ([[emoji]])
! Sparkles ([[emoji]])
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✨ ||U+2728
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✨ ||U+2728
|-
|-
! [[Lozenge (shape)#Square lozenge|Square lozenge]] ("pillow")
! Latin small letter X
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"|<!--On most systems the square lozenge is tiny and its shape is subtle. Therefore we show it extra big here and with a list of possibly clearer fonts. Unfortunately not every font is suitable, because if its square lozenge is too large, it won't fit. And we cannot reduce its size either, because if the reader has none of the suggested fonts, it would probably display tiny.--><span style=height:1.55em;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top><span style="position:relative;top: -.6em;font-size:3em;font-family:Arial Unicode MS,FreeSerif,Quivira,Cambria">⌑</span></span>||U+2311
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| x ||U+0078
|-
|-
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![[Bamum script]] (Phase D) shii{{citation needed|reason=specifically, that it's meant to represent a star rather than something else|date=July 2022}}
! Latin capital letter X
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| X ||U+0058
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"|[[File:BAMUM LETTER PHASE-D SHII.svg|29px|alt=𖥔]]||U+16954
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|-
! [[multiplication sign]]
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| × ||U+00D7
|-
! Square lozenge
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⌑ ||U+2311
|-
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![[Bamum script]] (Phase D) shii{{cn|reason=specifically, that it's meant to represent a star rather than something else}}
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| 𖥔 ||U+16954
|-
! [[plus sign]]
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| + ||U+002B
|-
! [[Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics|aboriginal Canadian]] final plus
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ᐩ ||U+1429
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Name!!Character!!Code point
!Name!!Character!!Code point
⚫
|-
⚫
!asterisk operator
⚫
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ∗ ||U+2217
|-
|-
!star equals
!star equals
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ≛ ||U+225B
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ≛ ||U+225B
|-
|-
!star operator
!star operator
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⋆ ||U+22C6
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ⋆ ||U+22C6
|-
|-
![[APL programming language|APL]] functional symbol circle star
![[APL programming language|APL]] functional symbol circle star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⍟ ||U+235F
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ⍟ ||U+235F
|-
|-
![[APL programming language|APL]] functional symbol star [[Diaeresis (diacritic)|diaeresis]]
![[APL programming language|APL]] functional symbol star [[Diaeresis (diacritic)|diaeresis]]
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⍣ ||U+2363
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ⍣ ||U+2363
|-
|-
!black star
!black star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ★ ||U+2605
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ★ ||U+2605
|-
|-
!white star
!white star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ☆ ||U+2606
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ☆ ||U+2606
|-
|-
![[star and crescent]]
![[star and crescent]]
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ☪ ||U+262A
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ☪ ||U+262A
|-
|-
![[pentagram|outlined white star]]
![[pentagram|outlined white star]]
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"|<!--Make the pentagrams bigger so the interlacing is visible.--><span style=height:1.55em;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top><span style="position:relative;top: -.42em;font-size:2.1em">⚝</span></span>||U+269D
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⚝ ||U+269D
|-
|-
![[pentagram]]
![[pentagram]]
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⛤ ||U+26E4
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"|<span style=height:1.55em;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top><span style="position:relative;top: -.42em;font-size:2.1em">⛤</span></span>||U+26E4
|-
|-
!right-handed interlaced pentagram
!right-handed interlaced pentagram
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⛥ ||U+26E5
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"|<span style=height:1.55em;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top><span style="position:relative;top: -.42em;font-size:2.1em">⛥</span></span>||U+26E5
|-
|-
!left-handed interlaced pentagram
!left-handed interlaced pentagram
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⛦ ||U+26E6
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"|<span style=height:1.55em;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top><span style="position:relative;top: -.42em;font-size:2.1em">⛦</span></span>||U+26E6
|-
|-
!inverted pentagram
!inverted pentagram
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⛧ ||U+26E7
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"|<span style=height:1.55em;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top><span style="position:relative;top: -.42em;font-size:2.1em">⛧</span></span>||U+26E7
|-
|-
!stress outlined white star
!stress outlined white star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✩ ||U+2729
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✩ ||U+2729
|-
|-
!circled white star
!circled white star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✪ ||U+272A
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✪ ||U+272A
|-
|-
!open center black star
!open center black star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✫ ||U+272B
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✫ ||U+272B
|-
|-
!black center white star
!black center white star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✬ ||U+272C
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✬ ||U+272C
|-
|-
!outlined black star
!outlined black star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✭ ||U+272D
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✭ ||U+272D
|-
|-
!heavy outlined black star
!heavy outlined black star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✮ ||U+272E
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✮ ||U+272E
|-
|-
!pinwheel star
!pinwheel star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✯ ||U+272F
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✯ ||U+272F
|-
|-
!shadowed white star
!shadowed white star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✰ ||U+2730
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✰ ||U+2730
|-
|-
!white medium star
!white medium star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⭐ ||U+2B50
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ⭐ ||U+2B50
|-
|-
!black small star
!black small star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⭑ ||U+2B51
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ⭑ ||U+2B51
|-
|-
!white small star
!white small star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⭒ ||U+2B52
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ⭒ ||U+2B52
|-
|-
!glowing star
!glowing star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| 🌟 || U+1F31F
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| 🌟 || U+1F31F
|-
|-
!shooting star
!shooting star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| 🌠 || U+1F320
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| 🌠 || U+1F320
|-
|-
![[Bamum script]] (Phase D) ngkeuri
![[Bamum script]] (Phase D) ngkeuri
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| 𖤐 || U+16910
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"|[[File:BAMUM LETTER PHASE-D NGKEURI.svg|29px|alt=𖤐]]|| U+16910
|-
|-
!low [[asterisk]]
!low [[asterisk]]
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⁎ || U+204E
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ⁎ || U+204E
|-
|-
!full width asterisk
!full width asterisk
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ＊ || U+FF0A
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ＊ || U+FF0A
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|-
![[Arabic star|Arabic five-pointed star]]{{efn|Although this character is defined in the Unicode reference as having five points, in some fonts it has a different number. In some, such as [[Arial Unicode MS]], it even has six.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/066D/fontsupport.htm |title=ARABIC FIVE POINTED STAR (U+066D) Font Support |website=fileformat.info}}</ref>}}
|style="font-size:150%; padding:0;font-family:DejaVu Sans,FreeSerif,Scheherazade,DejaVu Sans Mono,Microsoft Sans Serif,Segoe UI,Code2000,Courier New,FreeMono,Unifont"|٭||U+066D
|}
|}


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!Name!!Character!!Code point
!Name!!Character!!Code point


|-
⚫
!asterisk operator
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ∗ ||U+2217
|-
|-
!combining asterisk above
!combining asterisk above
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⃰ ||U+20F0
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ⃰ ||U+20F0


|-
|-
![[Star of David]]
![[Star of David]]
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em; "| ✡ ||U+2721
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✡ ||U+2721
|-
|-
!six-pointed black star
!six-pointed black star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✶ ||U+2736
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✶ ||U+2736
|-
|-
!Slavonic asterisk
!Slavonic asterisk
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ꙳ ||U+A673
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ꙳ ||U+A673
|-
|-
!six-pointed star with middle dot/[[hexagram]]
!six-pointed star with middle dot/[[hexagram]]
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| 🔯 || U+1F52F
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| 🔯 || U+1F52F
|-
|-
!vai full stop
!vai full stop
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ꘎ ||U+A60E
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ꘎ ||U+A60E
|-
|-
! Six spoke asterisk, various weights
! Six spoke asterisk, various weights
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| 🞵🞶🞷<br/>🞸🞹🞺 ||U+1F7B5 to U+1F7BA
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| 🞵🞶🞷<br/>🞸🞹🞺 ||U+1F7B5 to U+1F7BA
|-
|-
![[Star of Life]]
![[Star of Life]]
|style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"|[[File:Star of life2.svg|50px]] ||
|style="font-size:150%; padding:0"|[[File:Star of life2.svg|50px]] ||
|}
|}


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!Name!!Character!!Code point
!Name!!Character!!Code point
|-
|-
![[Bengali script]] section mark
![[Arabic star]] (5, 6 or 8 points)
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ٭ ||U+066D
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ⁕ ||U+2055
|-
!flower [[General Punctuation|punctuation mark]]
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⁕ ||U+2055
|-
|-
![[Rejang script]] section mark
![[Rejang script]] section mark
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ꥟ ||U+A95F
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"|[[File:REJANG SECTION MARK.svg|29px|alt=꥟]]||U+A95F
|-
|-
!eight-pointed black star
!eight-pointed black star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✴ ||U+2734
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✴ ||U+2734
|-
|-
!eight-pointed pinwheel star
!eight-pointed pinwheel star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✵ ||U+2735
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✵ ||U+2735
|-
|-
!eight-pointed rectilinear black star
!eight-pointed rectilinear black star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✷ ||U+2737
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✷ ||U+2737
|-
|-
!heavy eight-pointed rectilinear black star
!heavy eight-pointed rectilinear black star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✸ ||U+2738
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✸ ||U+2738
|-
|-
!circled open center eight-pointed star
!circled open center eight-pointed star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ❂ ||U+2742
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ❂ ||U+2742
|-
|-
!eight-pointed [[cuneiform]] star
!eight-pointed [[cuneiform]] star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| 𒀭/[[File:Cuneiform sumer dingir.svg|32px]] ||U+1202D
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| 𒀭||U+1202D
|-
|-
![[Rub_el_hizb|rub-el-hizb]]
![[Rub el hizb|rub-el-hizb]]
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ۞ ||U+06DE
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ۞ ||U+06DE
|-
|-
![[Bamum script]] (Phase D) ngkyee
![[Bamum script]] (Phase D) ngkyee
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| 𖤓 ||U+16913
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"|[[File:BAMUM LETTER PHASE-D NGKYEE.svg|29px|alt=𖤓]]||U+16913
|}
|}


==Nine points==
==Nine points==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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!Name!!Character!!Code point
⚫
|-
⚫
!nine pointed white star ([[Baháʼí symbols#Nine-pointed star|Baháʼí star]])
⚫
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| 🟙 ||U+1F7D9
⚫
|}

===See also===
*[[Enneagram (geometry)|Enneagram]]
*[[Enneagram (geometry)|Enneagram]]
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*[[Baháʼí symbols#Nine-pointed star|Baháʼí star]]


==Ten points==
==Ten points==
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|-
|-
![[Bamum script]] (Phase C) nten
![[Bamum script]] (Phase C) nten
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| 𖣔 ||U+168D4
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"|[[File:BAMUM LETTER PHASE-C NTEN.svg|29px|alt=𖣔]]||U+168D4
|}
|}
*[[Hendecagram]]
*[[Hendecagram]]
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|-
|-
!twelve-pointed black star
!twelve-pointed black star
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✹ ||U+2739
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✹ ||U+2739
|}
|}


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|-
|-
!sixteen pointed asterisk
!sixteen pointed asterisk
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✺ ||U+273A
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✺ ||U+273A
|}
|}


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|-
|-
! sparkles ([[emoji]])
! sparkles ([[emoji]])
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ✨ ||U+2728||3 (18 including background stars)
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ✨ ||U+2728||3 (18 including background stars)
|-
|-
! two asterisks aligned vertically
! two asterisks aligned vertically
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⁑ ||U+2051||2
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ⁑ ||U+2051||2
|-
|-
!asterism
!asterism
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ⁂ ||U+2042||3
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ⁂ ||U+2042||3
|-
|-
!Canadian syllabics tth
!Canadian syllabics tth
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| ᕯ ||U+156F||2
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"| ᕯ ||U+156F||2
|-
|-
![[Bamum script]] (Phase D) ndeux
![[Bamum script]] (Phase D) ndeux
| style="font-size: 4em; padding: .5em;"| 𖤉 ||U+16909||2
| style="font-size:150%; padding:0"|[[File:BAMUM LETTER PHASE-D NDEUX.svg|29px|alt=𖤉]]||U+16909||2
|}
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

== References==
{{reflist}}


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Asterism (typography)]]
* [[Asterism (typography)]]
* [[Unicode symbols]]
* [[Unicode symbols]]
* [[Solar symbols#Modern pictogram]]
* {{section link|Solar symbols|Modern pictogram}}
* [[Star polygon]]
* [[Star polygon]]
* [[Polygons]]
* [[Polygons]]

Latest revision as of 16:20, 29 April 2024

"★" redirects here. For the David Bowie album stylized as such, see Blackstar (album).
"✭" redirects here. For the use of this symbol as a sports logo, see Dallas Cowboys § Logo.
"❂" redirects here. For the symbol, see Blue Sky with a White Sun.
This article contains special characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols.

In typography, a star is any of several glyphs with a number of points arrayed within an imaginary circle. A commonly used star symbol is the asterisk.

Four points

[edit]
Name Character Code point
Black four-pointed star ✦ U+2726
White four-pointed star ✧ U+2727
Sparkles (emoji) ✨ U+2728
Square lozenge ("pillow") ⌑ U+2311
Bamum script (Phase D) shii[citation needed] 𖥔 U+16954

Five points

[edit]
See also: Five-pointed star
Name Character Code point
asterisk operator ∗ U+2217
star equals ≛ U+225B
star operator ⋆ U+22C6
APL functional symbol circle star ⍟ U+235F
APL functional symbol star diaeresis ⍣ U+2363
black star ★ U+2605
white star ☆ U+2606
star and crescent ☪ U+262A
outlined white star ⚝ U+269D
pentagram ⛤ U+26E4
right-handed interlaced pentagram ⛥ U+26E5
left-handed interlaced pentagram ⛦ U+26E6
inverted pentagram ⛧ U+26E7
stress outlined white star ✩ U+2729
circled white star ✪ U+272A
open center black star ✫ U+272B
black center white star ✬ U+272C
outlined black star ✭ U+272D
heavy outlined black star ✮ U+272E
pinwheel star ✯ U+272F
shadowed white star ✰ U+2730
white medium star ⭐ U+2B50
black small star ⭑ U+2B51
white small star ⭒ U+2B52
glowing star 🌟 U+1F31F
shooting star 🌠 U+1F320
Bamum script (Phase D) ngkeuri 𖤐 U+16910
low asterisk ⁎ U+204E
full width asterisk ＊ U+FF0A
Arabic five-pointed star[a] ٭ U+066D

See also

[edit]

Six points

[edit]
Name Character Code point
combining asterisk above ⃰ U+20F0
Star of David ✡ U+2721
six-pointed black star ✶ U+2736
Slavonic asterisk ꙳ U+A673
six-pointed star with middle dot/hexagram 🔯 U+1F52F
vai full stop ꘎ U+A60E
Six spoke asterisk, various weights 🞵🞶🞷
🞸🞹🞺		 U+1F7B5 to U+1F7BA
Star of Life

See also

[edit]

Seven points

[edit]

Eight points

[edit]
Name Character Code point
Bengali script section mark ⁕ U+2055
Rejang script section mark ꥟ U+A95F
eight-pointed black star ✴ U+2734
eight-pointed pinwheel star ✵ U+2735
eight-pointed rectilinear black star ✷ U+2737
heavy eight-pointed rectilinear black star ✸ U+2738
circled open center eight-pointed star ❂ U+2742
eight-pointed cuneiform star 𒀭 U+1202D
rub-el-hizb ۞ U+06DE
Bamum script (Phase D) ngkyee 𖤓 U+16913

Nine points

[edit]
Name Character Code point
nine pointed white star (Baháʼí star) 🟙 U+1F7D9

See also

[edit]

Ten points

[edit]

Eleven points

[edit]
Name Character Code point
Bamum script (Phase C) nten 𖣔 U+168D4

Twelve points

[edit]
Name Character Code point
twelve-pointed black star ✹ U+2739

See also

[edit]

Thirteen points

[edit]

Fourteen points

[edit]

Fifteen points

[edit]

Sixteen points

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Name Character Code point
sixteen pointed asterisk ✺ U+273A

See also

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Multiple stars

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Name Character Code point # of Stars
sparkles (emoji) ✨ U+2728 3 (18 including background stars)
two asterisks aligned vertically ⁑ U+2051 2
asterism ⁂ U+2042 3
Canadian syllabics tth ᕯ U+156F 2
Bamum script (Phase D) ndeux 𖤉 U+16909 2

Notes

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  1. ^ Although this character is defined in the Unicode reference as having five points, in some fonts it has a different number. In some, such as Arial Unicode MS, it even has six.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "ARABIC FIVE POINTED STAR (U+066D) Font Support". fileformat.info.

See also

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