Black Right Pointing Backhand Index vs Black Star
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Property Comparison
| Property | 🖝 1F59D | ★ 2605 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Black Right Pointing Backhand Index | Black Star |
| Category | Stars & Asterisks | Stars & Asterisks |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Other Symbol (So) | Other Symbol (So) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 1F59D | 2605 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F59D | U+2605 |
| HTML Decimal | 🖝 | ★ |
| HTML Hex | 🖝 | ★ |
| CSS | \1F59D | \2605 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F59D} | \u{2605} |
| Python | \U0001f59d | \u2605 |
| UTF-8 | f0 9f 96 9d | e2 98 85 |
How to Distinguish
Both Black Right Pointing Backhand Index and Black Star are in the Stars & Asterisks category but reside in different Unicode blocks. Check the codepoint to tell them apart.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.