Light Twelve Pointed Black Star 🟒
🟒 (U+1F7D2) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Light Twelve Pointed Black Star is part of the Symbols family (block: Geometric Shapes Extended). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The LIGHT TWELVE POINTED BLACK STAR is the official name of this character. It depicts a twelve-pointed star symbol used in light or decorative form. It can appear in contexts where ratings are shown or items are marked as favorites. In practice, use this symbol to denote a top choice in a list or to give a quick quality score in a review. It can also mark featured items in catalogs, dashboards, or lists, helping readers spot something of note at a glance. When communicating across platforms, the symbol should be consistent in size and color to preserve meaning. For accessibility, provide text alternatives that describe its rating or highlight role for screen readers and keyboard users.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F7D2 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F7D2 - General Category:
So - Age:
7.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Geometric Shapes Extended - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 9F 92 - UTF-16:
D83D DFD2 - UTF-32:
0001F7D2 - HTML dec:
🟒 - HTML hex:
🟒 - JS escape:
\u{1F7D2} - Python \N{}:
\N{LIGHT TWELVE POINTED BLACK STAR} - Python \U:
\U0001F7D2 - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%9F%92 - CSS escape:
\1F7D2
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F7D2 or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🟒 (hex) or 🟒 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.