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Heavy Asterisk Symbol ✱
Heavy Asterisk Symbol Information
| Symbol Name | Heavy Asterisk |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Unicode | U+2731 |
| CSS Code | \2731 |
| Hex Code | ✱ |
| HTML Code | ✱ |
| Latex | \ding{81} |
| Alt Code | 2731 |
| Symbol | ✱ |
Heavy Asterisk Symbol Encoding
| UTF-8 | 0xE2 0x9C 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 | 0x2731 |
| UTF-32 | 0x00002731 |
Heavy Asterisk Symbol in Latex
Heavy Asterisk
1\documentclass{article}
2\usepackage{pifont}
3\ding{81}
4\end{document}How to add heavy asterisk symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems
You can type the heavy asterisk symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
How to type heavy asterisk symbol on Microsoft Word
You can type the heavy asterisk in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type 2731
- Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
- The original 2731 is now transformed into ✱
How to type heavy asterisk symbol on Microsoft Windows
You can type the heavy asterisk on Microsoft windows using following steps:
- Hold Alt and press 2731 to type heavy asterisk on your windows machine.
How to type heavy asterisk symbol on Mac OS
You can type the heavy asterisk on Mac OS using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Press Ctrl + ⌘ Command + ⎵ Space to bring up the Character Viewer. Alternatively, choose Edit ⇒ Emoji & Symbols
- Type "Heavy Asterisk" in the search field at the top and press Enter
- The symbol should appear. Click on it to insert it into your text


How to type heavy asterisk symbol on Linux
You can type the heavy asterisk on Linux using following steps:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol
- Hold ⇧ Shift + Ctrl and press the letter + U
- Press keys 2731 consecutively
- And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document
How to type heavy asterisk symbol on IOS and Android
The easiest way to type the heavy asterisk symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.
How to use heavy asterisk in CSS
//CSS Example
1span {
2 content: \2731;
3 }How to use heavy asterisk in HTML
//HTML Example
1<span>✱</span>Heavy Asterisk symbol representation in programming languages
Heavy Asterisksymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| Rust | \u{2731} |
| Ruby | \u{2731} |
| Python | \u2731 |
| PHP | \u{2731} |
| Perl | \x{2731} |
| Java | \u2731 |
| Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 | \u{2731} |
| JavaScript | \u2731 |
| Go | \u2731 |
| C# | \u2731 |
| C and C++ | \u2731 |
| Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e | \u2731 |
| RFC 5137 | \u'2731' |
