Black Star vs Outlined White Star
VS
Property Comparison
| Property | ★ 2605 | ⚝ 269D |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Black Star | Outlined White Star |
| Category | Stars & Asterisks | Stars & Asterisks |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols | Miscellaneous Symbols |
| Script | Zyyy | Zyyy |
| General Category | Other Symbol (So) | Other Symbol (So) |
| Bidirectional | ON | ON |
Encoding Comparison
| Format | 2605 | 269D |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2605 | U+269D |
| HTML Decimal | ★ | ⚝ |
| HTML Hex | ★ | ⚝ |
| CSS | \2605 | \269D |
| JavaScript | \u{2605} | \u{269D} |
| Python | \u2605 | \u269d |
| UTF-8 | e2 98 85 | e2 9a 9d |
How to Distinguish
Both Black Star and Outlined White Star belong to the Stars & Asterisks category and the Miscellaneous Symbols block. Compare their codepoints and visual rendering to distinguish them.
Tip: Paste the character into a hex editor or use
charCodeAt()
in JavaScript to check the actual codepoint.