Encodings
The Unicode standard states that the asterisk is distinct from U+066D ٭ arabic five pointed star (HTML: ٭), U+2217 ∗ asterisk operator (HTML: ∗ ∗), and U+2731 ✱ heavy asterisk (HTML: ✱).
The symbols are compared below (the display depends on your browser's font).
| Asterisk | Asterisk Operator | Heavy Asterisk | Small Asterisk | Full Width Asterisk | Open Centre Asterisk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | ∗ | ✱ | ﹡ | ＊ | ✲ |
| Low Asterisk | Arabic star | East Asian reference mark | Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk | Sixteen Pointed Asterisk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⁎ | ٭ | ※ | ✻ | ✺ |
| Unicode | Decimal | UTF-8 | HTML | Displayed | |
| Asterisk | U+002A | * | 2A | * | |
| Small Asterisk | U+FE61 | ﹡ | EF B9 A1 | ﹡ | |
| Full Width Asterisk | U+FF0A | ＊ | EF BC 8A | ＊ | |
| Low Asterisk | U+204E | ⁎ | E2 81 8E | ⁎ | |
| Asterisk Operator | U+2217 | ∗ | E2 88 97 | ∗ | ∗ |
| Heavy Asterisk | U+2731 | ✱ | E2 9C B1 | ✱ | |
| Open Centre Asterisk | U+2732 | ✲ | E2 9C B2 | ✲ | |
| Eight Spoked Asterisk | U+2733 | ✳ | E2 9C B3 | ✳ | |
| Sixteen Pointed Asterisk | U+273A | ✺ | E2 9C BA | ✺ | |
| Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk | U+273B | ✻ | E2 9C BB | ✻ | |
| Open Centre Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk | U+273C | ✼ | E2 9C BC | ✼ | |
| Heavy Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk | U+273D | ✽ | E2 9C BD | ✽ | |
| Four Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk | U+2722 | ✢ | E2 9C A2 | ✢ | |
| Four Balloon-Spoked Asterisk | U+2723 | ✣ | E2 9C A3 | ✣ | |
| Heavy Four Balloon-Spoked Asterisk | U+2724 | ✤ | E2 9C A4 | ✤ | |
| Four Club-Spoked Asterisk | U+2725 | ✥ | E2 9C A5 | ✥ | |
| Heavy Teardrop-Spoked Pinwheel Asterisk | U+2743 | ❃ | E2 9D 83 | ❃ | |
| Balloon-Spoked Asterisk | U+2749 | ❉ | E2 9D 89 | ❉ | |
| Eight Teardrop-Spoked Propeller Asterisk | U+274A | ❊ | E2 9D 8A | ❊ | |
| Heavy Eight Teardrop-Spoked Propeller Asterisk | U+274B | ❋ | E2 9D 8B | ❋ | |
| Arabic star | U+066D | ٭ | D9 AD | ٭ | |
| East Asian reference mark | U+203B | ※ | E2 80 BB | ※ | |
| Tag Asterisk | U+E002A | 󠀪 | F3 A0 80 AA | (N/A) |
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