The Outlined Black Star (⍟) is a Unicode star symbol in the Outlined Stars family. An APL technical-symbol star with a thin outline halo around a black core. Renders as monospaced in most fonts — handy in code-block decoration and CLI banners.
Click the ⍟ above to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it into Instagram bios, TikTok captions, Twitter/X posts, Discord channels, Notion pages, Word documents, slide decks, or anywhere else you write text. Hollow, stroke-only stars including pentagrams and thin-line geometric forms.
Using Outlined Black Star in your bio, captions and docs
Social bios
Drop ⍟ into Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, or YouTube bios to flag a section, mark a featured link, or just decorate. Single-character stars don't eat much of your bio length.
Rendering
Renders as a text glyph on every modern device. No emoji conversion unless explicitly forced via U+FE0F.
Rating widgets
Pair filled stars (★ ✪ ✬) with hollow ones (☆ ✩ ⭒) to build a static rating display. Same baseline, same width — pixel-perfect alignment for product reviews, scorecards, and rubrics.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Outlined Black Star symbol mean?
Outlined Black Star is a Unicode star character at codepoint U+235F in the Outlined Stars family. An APL technical-symbol star with a thin outline halo around a black core. Renders as monospaced in most fonts — handy in code-block decoration and CLI banners.
How do I type ⍟ on a keyboard?
The easiest method is to click the ⍟ at the top of this page — it copies to your clipboard instantly. There's no dedicated key on most keyboards, but you can enter it via Unicode input methods using U+235F.
Will ⍟ display correctly on Instagram and TikTok?
Yes — both Instagram and TikTok render this character natively in bios, captions, and comments on iOS, Android, and desktop web. The visual may vary slightly between system fonts but the meaning is universal.
Is Outlined Black Star the same as the ⭐ emoji?
Not exactly. ⭐ (U+2B50) is an emoji that renders as a colored yellow/gold star on most platforms. Outlined Black Star (⍟) is a text-style glyph rendered in the surrounding text colour, not as an emoji.