Emoji 0.6
eight-spoked asterisk
Also known as *, asterisk, eight-spoked
An eight-spoked asterisk symbol typically rendered in green and used as a typographic mark or bullet point.
Meaning
The eight-spoked asterisk is a star-like punctuation symbol with eight radiating lines. People use it as a bullet point, footnote marker, or decorative emphasis in text. It can also appear in casual messages to suggest a note, highlight, or visual separator.
Unicode name
U+2733 is officially named eight-spoked asterisk and denotes a typographic symbol with eight radiating spokes.
Platform designs
Apple
In Apple design, it is shown as a green eight-spoked asterisk with evenly spaced spokes.
Google
In Google Noto design, it is shown as a green eight-spoked asterisk with evenly spaced spokes.
Twitter
In Twitter Twemoji design, it is shown as a green eight-spoked asterisk with evenly spaced spokes.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does ✳️ eight-spoked asterisk belong to?
✳️ eight-spoked asterisk belongs to the symbols category, which contains 224 emojis.
Which Unicode version added ✳️ eight-spoked asterisk?
✳️ eight-spoked asterisk was added in Emoji 0.6. Its codepoint is U+2733, made up of 1 code points.
