Open Centre Asterisk Symbol

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

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

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About the open centre asterisk symbol

The open centre asterisk is a decorative star-like symbol with a hollow center, often used as an ornamental flourish or a typographic bullet point in printed and digital materials. It can also serve as a generic marker for footnotes, callouts, or emphasis in text.

This character appears in dingbat fonts and design contexts, such as borders, dividers, or stylized lists, where a distinctive non-standard asterisk is desired. It is also occasionally found in mathematical or technical notation as a variant asterisk operator.

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.