What does ✳️ Eight-Spoked Asterisk mean?
An asterisk with eight spokes, a bold graphic star-like mark. It works like a footnote marker or a bullet that draws attention to new features, important notes or special offers. It can also be pure decoration that makes a list look sharp. Compared with ✴️, it is more line-like and less star-like.
✳️ Eight-Spoked Asterisk is an emoji from the Symbols category (check marks & other symbols), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about * and eight-spoked.
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✳️ Eight-Spoked Asterisk on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Eight-Spoked Asterisk looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Eight-Spoked Asterisk emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ✳️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :eight_spoked_asterisk:.
When was the Eight-Spoked Asterisk emoji added?
✳️ Eight-Spoked Asterisk was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ✳️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Eight-Spoked Asterisk. The underlying code (U+2733 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.