Open Centre Asterisk

A symbol from the Punctuation collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Symbol: ✲
Unicode: U+2732
HTML entity: ✲
Category: Punctuation

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44 of 45 in the punctuation collection

About the open centre asterisk symbol

Known as the Open Centre Asterisk, this symbol features six uniform arms radiating from a hollow circular core. It belongs to the Dingbats block and resembles a stylized flower or a standard star with the center removed. While it does not have a formal pronunciation in most spoken languages, it is typically read as an asterisk or a star when encountered in visual text.

This character is primarily a typographic element used for lists or as a decorative bullet point in creative writing and signage. In modern contexts, it occasionally appears in social media posts to highlight specific words or to create visual breaks in a bio. Within certain technical documentation, it may serve as a specialized marker to indicate omissions or callouts, though it is less common in standard mathematics than its solid counterpart.

How to type Open Centre Asterisk

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options

In Word / Outlook: type 2732 then press Alt + X.
Anywhere: press Win + . to open the emoji & symbol picker, then search.

macOS

2 options

Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 2732.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.