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Small Asterisk Symbol ﹡
Small Asterisk Symbol Information
| Symbol Name | Small Asterisk |
| Unicode Version | 1.1 (June 1993) |
| Unicode | U+FE61 |
| CSS Code | \FE61 |
| Hex Code | ﹡ |
| HTML Code | ﹡ |
| Symbol | ﹡ |
Small Asterisk Symbol Encoding
| UTF-8 | 0xEF 0xB9 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 | 0xFE61 |
| UTF-32 | 0x0000FE61 |
How to add small asterisk symbol via keyboard on different Operating systems
You can type the small asterisk symbol on most modern devices with the help of following methods:
How to type small asterisk symbol on Microsoft Word
You can type the small asterisk in Microsoft Word using steps mentioned below:
- Place your cursor in the text area where you need to insert the symbol and type FE61
- Without moving the cursor press keys Alt + x together
- The original FE61 is now transformed into ﹡
How to type small asterisk symbol on Microsoft Windows
You can type the small asterisk on Microsoft windows using following steps:
- Hold Alt and press to type small asterisk on your windows machine.
How to type small asterisk symbol on Mac OS
You can type the small 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 "Small 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 small asterisk symbol on Linux
You can type the small 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 FE61 consecutively
- And then press ↵ Enter , the desired symbol will be added to your document
How to type small asterisk symbol on IOS and Android
The easiest way to type the small asterisk symbol on ios and android is to copy and paste it wherever you need it.
How to use small asterisk in CSS
//CSS Example
1span {
2 content: \FE61;
3 }How to use small asterisk in HTML
//HTML Example
1<span>﹡</span>Small Asterisk symbol representation in programming languages
Small Asterisksymbol's representation in different programming languages can be found in table below:
| Language | Representation |
|---|---|
| Rust | \u{FE61} |
| Ruby | \u{FE61} |
| Python | \uFE61 |
| PHP | \u{FE61} |
| Perl | \x{FE61} |
| Java | \uFE61 |
| Modern JavaScript - Since ES6 | \u{FE61} |
| JavaScript | \uFE61 |
| Go | \uFE61 |
| C# | \uFE61 |
| C and C++ | \uFE61 |
| Bash and Zsh - inside echo -e | \uFE61 |
| RFC 5137 | \u'FE61' |