Alt Codes for Star Text Symbols (Shortcuts to Type Stars on keyboard)
The table below contains a list of star text symbols along with their alt codes and keyboard shortcuts.
Before we dive into the list, obey the instructions below to type any of these symbols using the star symbol alt code method.
- Open MS Word (this is because some of the alt codes listed below can only work in Microsoft Word).
- Press and hold the Alt key on your windows keyboard.
- As you hold on to the alt key, press the alt code of the particular star symbol you need. (Note: Only the numeric keypad on the right side of your keyboard can be used for this task. So, ensure that your Num Lock key is disabled. If your laptop doesn’t have this separate numeric keyboard, you may need to use an external one or use the other methods described right after this section)
- Then release the Alt key after typing the alt code.
- Once the text symbol is inputted into your MS Word, you can copy and paste it wherever you desire.
Without any further ado, let’s get into the list.
| Description | Star Text Symbol | Alt Code | Keyboard Shortcut |
| Asterisk Star | * | 42 | Alt + 42 |
| Black Star | ★ | 9733 | Alt + 9733 |
| White star | ☆ | 9734 | Alt + 9734 |
| Star of David | ✡ | 10017 | Alt + 10017 |
| Black Four Pointed Star | ✦ | 10022 | Alt + 10022 |
| White Four Pointed Star | ✧ | 10023 | Alt + 10023 |
| Stress Outlined White Star | ✩ | 10025 | Alt + 10025 |
| Circled White Star | ✪ | 10026 | Alt + 10026 |
| Open Centre Black Star | ✫ | 10027 | Alt + 10027 |
| Black center white star | ✬ | 10028 | Alt + 10028 |
| Outlined Black Star | ✭ | 10029 | Alt + 10029 |
| Heavy Outlined Black Star | ✯ | 10030 | Alt + 10030 |
| Pinwheel Star | ✯ | 10031 | Alt + 10031 |
| Shadowed White Star | ✰ | 10032 | Alt + 10032 |
| Asterism | ⁂ | 8258 | Alt + 8258 |
| Low Asterisk | ⁎ | 8270 | Alt + 8270 |
| Two Asterisks Aligned Vertically | ⁑ | 8273 | Alt + 8273 |
| Four Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk | ✢ | 10018 | Alt + 10018 |
| Four Balloon-Spoked Asterisk | ✣ | 10019 | Alt + 10019 |
| Heavy Four Balloon-Spoked Asterisk | ✤ | 10020 | Alt + 10020 |
| Four Club-Spoked Asterisk | ✥ | 10021 | Alt + 10021 |
| Heavy Asterisk | ✱ | 10054 | Alt + 10054 |
| Open Centre Asterisk | ✲ | 10034 | Alt + 10034 |
| Eight Spoked Asterisk | ✳ | 10035 | Alt +10035 |
| Eight Pointed Black Star | ✴ | 10036 | Alt + 10036 |
| Eight Pointed Pinwheel Star | ✵ | 10037 | Alt + 10037 |
| Six Pointed Black Star | ✶ | 10038 | Alt + 10038 |
| Heavy Eight Pointed Rectilinear Black Star | ✸ | 10039 | Alt + 10039 |
| Twelve Pointed Black Star | ✹ | 10041 | Alt + 10041 |
| Sixteen Pointed Asterisk | ✺ | 10042 | Alt + 10042 |
| Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk | ✻ | 10043 | Alt + 10043 |
| Open Centre Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk | ✼ | 10044 | Alt + 10044 |
| Heavy Teardrop-Spoked Asterisk | ✽ | 10045 | Alt + 10045 |
| Six Petalled Black and White Florette | ✾ | 10046 | Alt + 10046 |
| Black Florette | ✿ | 10047 | Alt + 10047 |
| White Florette | ❀ | 10048 | Alt + 10048 |
| Eight Petalled Outlined Black Florette | ❁ | 10049 | Alt + 10049 |
| Circled Open Centre Eight Pointed Star | ❂ | 10050 | Alt + 10050 |
| Heavy Teardrop-Spoked Pinwheel Asterisk | ❃ | 10051 | Alt + 10051 |
| Sparkle | ❇ | 10055 | Alt + 10055 |
| Heavy Sparkle | ❈ | 10056 | Alt + 10056 |
| Balloon-Spoked Asterisk | ❉ | 10057 | Alt + 10057 |
| Eight Teardrop-Spoked Propeller Asterisk | ❊ | 10058 | Alt + 10058 |
| Heavy Eight Teardrop-Spoked Propeller Asterisk | ❋ | 10059 | Alt + 10059 |
| Snowflake | ❄ | 10052 | Alt + 10052 |
| Heavy Chevron Snowflake | ❆ | 10054 | Alt + 10054 |
| Tight Trifoliate Snowflake | ❅ | 10053 | Alt + 10053 |
| Star Operator | ⋆ | 8902 | Alt + 8902 |
| Star Equals | ≛ | 8795 | Alt +8795 |
| Canadian Syllabics Tth | ᕯ | 5487 | Alt +5487 |
| Open Centre Asterisk | ✲ | 10034 | Alt +10034 |
| Tibetan Sign Rdel Nag Gsum | ࿏ | 4047 | Alt +4047 |
| Combining Cyrillic Ten Millions Sign | ꙰ | 42608 | Alt +42608 |
| Arabic Start of Rub El Hizb | ۞ | 1758 | Alt + 1758 |
| White Small Star | ⭒ | 11090 | Alt + 11090 |
| Apl Functional Symbol Circle Star | ⍟ | 9055 | Alt + 9055 |
| Medium Star Emoji | ⭐ | 9733 | Alt + 9733 |
| Shooting Star Emoji | 🌠 | 127776 | Alt + 127776 |
| Glowing Star Emoji | 🌟 | 127775 | Alt + 127775 |
| Dizzy Symbol Emoji | 💫 | 128565 | Alt + 128565 |
| Sparkles Emoji | ✨ | 10024 | Alt + 10024 |
| Night with Stars Emoji | 🌃 | 127747 | Alt + 127747 |
| Six Pointed Star with Middle Dot Emoji | 🔯 | 128303 | Alt + 128303 |
Insert Star Text Symbols in Word/Excel/PowerPoint
Aside using the Alt code method to get star symbols, you can also quickly insert a lot of star text symbols in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint by using this simple method.
The steps below will show you how to insert Star Symbols in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
- Fire up MS Word or Excel, or PowerPoint document.
- Go to the Insert tab.
- On the far-right section, you’ll see the Symbols group. Select Symbol > More Symbols.
The Symbol window will appear as below.
The star text symbol can be found in this window.
- Locate the symbol you need and insert it into your Office document by clicking the Insert button.
- Close the Symbol dialog.
These are the steps for inserting the Star Text Symbols and any other symbol in Microsoft Word or other Office apps on both Windows and Mac OS.
Star Symbols Text in Google Docs
Google Docs is another text editor with which users may struggle to type or insert the Star Symbols. This is mainly because some Star symbol alt codes do not work on this text editor.
Meanwhile, Google Docs provides one of the simplest methods for inserting symbols like the star.
Without further ado, below are the steps you may use to get any Star symbol in Google Docs.
To get the Star Symbols in Google Docs:
- Launch Google Docs and position your cursor where the symbol will be inserted.
- Go to Insert > Special Characters.
The Insert special characters window will appear., which includes a search bar and a drawing pad.
- Using the Search bar, search for Star, or search the name of the particular star symbol you wish to insert. You should see it appear in the search results. double-click on it to insert it into Google Docs.
- You can also draw the Star Symbol using the drawing pad located below the search bar. If Google Docs recognizes the drawing, it will display the symbol and similar signs in the results box. Then double-click the symbol to insert it.
These are the steps to insert this and any other symbol into Google Docs.
Star Symbols on The Character Map (Windows)
If you cannot use the Star Symbol Alt code, the character map is available at your disposal.
In Windows, the Character Map is a tool that can be used to view characters in any installed font, determine what keyboard input (or Alt code) is used to type those characters, and copy characters to the clipboard instead of typing them with your keyboard.
This section will demonstrate how to use the Character Map tools to copy and paste any star text symbol easily.
Without further ado, let’s get into it.
- Search for Character Map in the Windows Start menu.
- You should see the character Map appear in the search results. Click on it to launch it.
- When it opens up, go to the bottom left corner of the window and click to expand the Advance view options.
- To easily locate the Star Symbols on the Character Map, change the Font to Segoe UI Symbol and search for the word Star in the search box.
The star symbols will be displayed for you to copy.
- To copy these symbols, double-click them, and they will be selected in the Characters to copy box. Then, finally, click the Copy button to copy them to your clipboard.
- Place your cursor where you want the symbols and press Ctrl + V to paste.
And there you have it.
Aside from using the star symbols Alt Codes to type them on the keyboard, these are other methods you can use to get any star text symbol.