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*️⃣Keycap: * Emoji
The keycap: * emoji *️⃣ carries the codepoint U+002A U+FE0F U+20E3 and has been in the standard since Emoji 2.0 (2015). It belongs to Symbols → Keypad Characters.
What *️⃣ keycap: * means
Numbered lists, countdowns, rankings and scores. #️⃣ doubles as a hashtag reference and *️⃣ as a footnote. Technically these are not single characters at all: each is a sequence of the digit, a variation selector and U+20E3, the combining enclosing keycap, which is why they can fall apart into a bare number in plain text. Only 🔟 is one code point.
Unicode tags this one keycap and files it under Symbols → Keypad Characters.
Shortcodes
Type these instead of pasting — most chat apps expand them as you type.
How *️⃣ is built
This emoji is more than one codepoint. Each part below is a character in its own right.
- *U+002AComponent
- ·U+FE0FVariation selector (emoji style)
- ·U+20E3Combining keycap
Codes & technical data
| Unicode | U+002A U+FE0F U+20E3 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML hex | *️⃣ | |
| HTML decimal | *️⃣ | |
| CSS | \002A\FE0F\20E3 | |
| JavaScript | \u{002A}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3} | |
| Python | \U0000002A\U0000FE0F\U000020E3 | |
| Java / C# | \u002A\uFE0F\u20E3 | |
| Rust | \u{002a}\u{fe0f}\u{20e3} | |
| Swift | \u{002A}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3} | |
| PHP | \u{002A}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3} | |
| URL encoded | *%EF%B8%8F%E2%83%A3 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | 2A EF B8 8F E2 83 A3 | |
| UTF-16 bytes | 002A FE0F 20E3 | |
| Base64 | Ku+4j+KDow== | |
| Decimal | 42 65039 8419 | |
| Introduced | Emoji 2.0 (2015) | |
Keywords
- keycap
Appears in these collections
How to type *️⃣
- Windows — press
Win + .and search “keycap: *”. - macOS — press
Ctrl + Cmd + Spaceto open the character viewer. - iOS & Android — switch to the emoji keyboard and type “keycap”.
- Linux — press
Ctrl + Shift + U, then type002aand Enter. - HTML — paste
*️⃣.
How *️⃣ renders
The same character drawn with whichever emoji fonts your device has installed. Apple, Google and Microsoft each draw it differently, so what you see below depends on what you are reading this on.
- *️⃣Apple
- *️⃣Segoe
- *️⃣Noto
- *️⃣System
Frequently asked questions
What does the *️⃣ keycap: * emoji mean?+
*️⃣ is the keycap: * emoji, tagged keycap. Numbered lists, countdowns, rankings and scores. #️⃣ doubles as a hashtag reference and *️⃣ as a footnote. Technically these are not single characters at all: each is a sequence of the digit, a variation selector and U+20E3, the combining enclosing keycap, which is why they can fall apart into a bare number in plain text. Only 🔟 is one code point.
What is the Unicode code for *️⃣?+
keycap: * is U+002A U+FE0F U+20E3. In HTML that is *️⃣, in CSS \002A\FE0F\20E3, and in JavaScript \u{002A}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3}. The full table above lists every escape format.
When was the *️⃣ emoji added?+
keycap: * got its emoji presentation in Emoji 2.0 (2015). Platforms that shipped before that release may draw it in plain text, or not at all — that is why the same character can look different on an old phone.
Related emojis
More emojis from Keypad Characters in Symbols.
Added in Emoji 2.0 (2015)
Other emojis that shipped in the same Unicode release as *️⃣ keycap: *.