Heavy Teardrop-spoked Pinwheel Asterisk Symbol

There is no legacy Windows Alt code for Heavy Teardrop-spoked Pinwheel Asterisk because it is not in either the OEM code page 437 or Windows-1252 tables. The Unicode codepoint is U+2743, which you can use as ❃ in HTML, \2743 in CSS, or type with Alt+10051 on Windows (BMP only). If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, use the Character Viewer, the HTML entity, or copy the character directly. Heavy Teardrop-spoked Pinwheel Asterisk is outside both legacy code pages, which is why U+2743 is the identifier that works across Word, HTML, CSS, Python and JavaScript. Heavy Teardrop-spoked Pinwheel Asterisk has no named HTML entity, so use the numeric escape ❃ or the hex escape ❃.

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Not available for this symbol: legacy Windows Alt code, macOS Option shortcut, named HTML entity.

How to type heavy teardrop-spoked pinwheel asterisk on Windows

  1. Turn Num Lock on so the numeric keypad is active.
  2. Hold the left Alt key.
  3. Type 1 0 0 5 1 on the numeric keypad for the decimal codepoint 10051.
  4. Release Alt. The Heavy Teardrop-spoked Pinwheel Asterisk character (❃) appears.

If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, see how to type symbols without a numpad.

How to type heavy teardrop-spoked pinwheel asterisk on macOS

There is no direct Option shortcut for Heavy Teardrop-spoked Pinwheel Asterisk. Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space, search for "Heavy Teardrop-Spoked Pinwheel Asterisk" and click the character to insert it.

How to use heavy teardrop-spoked pinwheel asterisk in code

  • HTML: or
  • CSS: content:"\2743"; ()
  • Python: \u2743 or chr(0x2743)
  • JavaScript: \u2743 or String.fromCodePoint(0x2743)
  • JSON: "\u2743"

Frequently asked questions

Is there an Alt code for ❃?

No legacy Alt code exists for Heavy Teardrop-spoked Pinwheel Asterisk because it is not in code page 437 or Windows-1252. Use the Unicode codepoint U+2743 in HTML, CSS or the Character Viewer instead.

How do I type ❃ without a numpad?

Use the Windows Character Viewer (Win+.), the macOS Character Viewer (⌃⌘Space), an HTML entity such as ❃, or copy the character directly from this page.

Why does Alt+10051 not work?

Alt+10051 only works on a keyboard with a physical numeric keypad. It also requires the application to accept the numeric-keypad input path. Laptops without a numpad need an alternative method.

What is the Unicode for Heavy Teardrop-spoked Pinwheel Asterisk?

The Unicode codepoint for Heavy Teardrop-spoked Pinwheel Asterisk is U+2743. You can use this value in HTML as ❃, in CSS as \2743, and in Word with Alt+X.

How do I type ❃ on a Mac?

Open the Character Viewer with ⌃⌘Space and search for the character name or U+2743, then click it.