Open Centre Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk Symbol

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

Symbol: ✼
Unicode: U+273C
HTML entity: ✼
Category: Star Symbols

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About the open centre teardrop-spoked asterisk symbol

A decorative asterisk belonging to the set of ornamental dingbats. Its design features a central opening with four teardrop-shaped arms radiating outward, giving it a light, airy appearance distinct from solid star shapes. This symbol is primarily used as a typographic embellishment in printed materials, such as books, certificates, and decorative borders, where it may mark footnotes, denote special sections, or serve purely as an aesthetic flourish. It does not have an assigned emoji representation and is not part of any standardized system for text messaging or social media.

How to type Open Centre Teardrop-Spoked 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 273C 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 273C.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.