Heavy Eight Teardrop-spoked Propeller Asterisk Symbol

There is no legacy Windows Alt code for Heavy Eight Teardrop-spoked Propeller Asterisk because it is not in either the OEM code page 437 or Windows-1252 tables. The Unicode codepoint is U+274B, which you can use as ❋ in HTML, \274B in CSS, or type with Alt+10059 on Windows (BMP only). If your keyboard has no numeric keypad, use the Character Viewer, the HTML entity, or copy the character directly. Heavy Eight Teardrop-spoked Propeller Asterisk is outside both legacy code pages, which is why U+274B is the identifier that works across Word, HTML, CSS, Python and JavaScript. Heavy Eight Teardrop-spoked Propeller 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 eight teardrop-spoked propeller 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 9 on the numeric keypad for the decimal codepoint 10059.
  4. Release Alt. The Heavy Eight Teardrop-spoked Propeller Asterisk character (❋) appears.

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

How to type heavy eight teardrop-spoked propeller asterisk on macOS

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

How to use heavy eight teardrop-spoked propeller asterisk in code

  • HTML: or
  • CSS: content:"\274B"; ()
  • Python: \u274B or chr(0x274B)
  • JavaScript: \u274B or String.fromCodePoint(0x274B)
  • JSON: "\u274B"

Frequently asked questions

Is there an Alt code for ❋?

No legacy Alt code exists for Heavy Eight Teardrop-spoked Propeller Asterisk because it is not in code page 437 or Windows-1252. Use the Unicode codepoint U+274B 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+10059 not work?

Alt+10059 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 Eight Teardrop-spoked Propeller Asterisk?

The Unicode codepoint for Heavy Eight Teardrop-spoked Propeller Asterisk is U+274B. You can use this value in HTML as ❋, in CSS as \274B, 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+274B, then click it.