Star Symbol ★
The black star ★ is the classic rating and decoration star. As a text character it scales with your font and keeps its crisp shape everywhere.
- Unicode
- U+2605
- HTML entity
- ★
- Category
- stars
About the star symbol
★ (U+2605, BLACK STAR) has been part of Unicode since version 1.1. Its outline twin ☆ (U+2606) lets you create filled/empty contrast — the same trick used in rating widgets.
Stars suit aesthetic layouts, achievement badges, divider rows and username decorations.
Where people use it
★★★★☆ 4/5
✦ ┈┈ ✦ ┈┈ ✦
★Nova★
Top 1% ★
Variations & look-alikes
Same family, different flavors. Text versions inherit your font color; emoji versions always render as images.
How to Use
Copy the star
Hit the copy button next to ★.
Mix fills and outlines
Combine ★ ☆ ✦ ✧ for texture in dividers and borders.
Rate anything
Build text ratings like ★★★★☆ that paste into reviews, posts and bios.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does ★ mean in text?expand_more
It usually marks favorites, quality ratings or highlights. Five ★ in a row is universally read as a five-star rating.
Why do some stars render as emojis?expand_more
Characters like ⭐ are defined as emoji by default. Plain ★ and ☆ stay as text glyphs on all platforms.