Black Star vs Maltese Cross
Embed This Widget
Add the script tag and a data attribute to embed this widget.
Embed via iframe for maximum compatibility.
<iframe src="https://symbolfyi.com/iframe/entity//" width="420" height="400" frameborder="0" style="border:0;border-radius:10px;max-width:100%" loading="lazy"></iframe>Paste this URL in WordPress, Medium, or any oEmbed-compatible platform.
https://symbolfyi.com/entity//Add a dynamic SVG badge to your README or docs.
[](https://symbolfyi.com/entity//)Use the native HTML custom element.
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ★ 2605 | ✠ 2720 |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Black Star | Maltese Cross |
| Category | Stars & Asterisks | Stars & Asterisks |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols | Dingbats |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Other Symbol (So) | Other Symbol (So) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2605 | 2720 |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2605 | U+2720 |
| HTML Decimal | ★ | ✠ |
| HTML Hex | ★ | ✠ |
| CSS | \2605 | \2720 |
| JavaScript | \u{2605} | \u{2720} |
| Python | \u2605 | \u2720 |
| UTF-8 | e2 98 85 | e2 9c a0 |
How to Distinguish
Both Black Star and Maltese Cross 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.