HTML Entity Detail

HTML Entity - Black Star

Black Star is a miscellaneous symbols including stars, music notes, warnings, and cultural icons. This HTML entity enables web developers to display this character reliably across all browsers without encoding issues.

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★

Unicode

U+2605

HTML entity

&starf;

CSS code

\2605

Usage Examples

Use this HTML entity in ratings, alerts, music notation, and decorative UI elements. For example, ★ for star ratings, ♫ for music.

Related Entities

✗ Ballot X ✓ Check Mark ☆ White Star

Common Mistakes

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Mistake: Using the asterisk * instead of ★ for star ratings

Fix: Use ★ (&starf;) for star ratings. An asterisk * is a footnote marker, not a star symbol for ratings.

Black Star

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Category: Miscellaneous Symbols

Unicode	`U+2605`
Hex Code	`★`
HTML Code	`★`
HTML Entity	`&starf;`
CSS Code	`\2605`
Windows Shortcut
Mac Shortcut

HTML code example

<span>&#9733;</span>

CSS code example

span {
    content : "\2605";
}

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