Star symbols (★, ☆, 🌟, 🌠, ✨) are often associated with purity, good luck, ambition, and new beginnings. While star symbols come in only two colors-black ★ and white ☆-star emojis come in several colors and shapes. For example, a shooting star emoji 🌠 is a sign of self-fulfillment, while glowing 🌟 and sparkle star emojis ✨ are signs of success and life achievement. A star text symbol is a sign of optimism.
This page offers a guide on how to type star keyboard text symbols, allowing you to copy and paste star emoticons, symbols, and emojis into any application.
Using Unicode to Type Star Symbols
On a PC, standard character sets don't include stars, so the standard Alt key methods won’t work. First, you need to know the Unicode hexadecimal codes for the stars. Try Unicode resources to find the HTML entities, which you can copy and paste or type into many forums.
Here are a few examples of star symbols and their Unicode values:
- ★ Black Star: Unicode U+2605
- ☆ White Star: Unicode U+2606
These pages give you the HTML entities which you can copy and paste or type into many forums, like this one, and they will often change into the character itself when you preview or post.
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Setting Up Your Computer to Type Star Symbols with Alt Key
You can set up your computer to type using the Alt key, provided you can emulate the numeric keypad. To set up your registry, enter “regedit” without the quotation marks into the command line on your startup menu and then press enter. This should bring up the registry editor.
Steps to Enable Hex Numpad
- Select HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method.
- If “EnableHexNumpad” does not exist under “Input Method”, then right-click on “Input Method” and select “New" from the context menu that pops up and create a new Key.
- Name it EnableHexNumpad.
- It should contain the Name “Default”, the Type “REG_SZ” and Data should be “1”, all without the quotation marks.
- Close the registry editor dialog box.
- Reboot your computer.
Now you should be able to open Notepad. Press down the left Alt key. Press the FN key simultaneously with the numeric keypad plus sign, type 2605 or 2606 on the keyboard, release the left Alt key, and have ★ or ☆ appear. If boxes appear, select them and change to a font that has the stars in it.
Hold down the left Alt key, type the FN key simultaneously with the numeric keypad dot, type 2605 or 2606 on the keyboard, release the left Alt key, and a star should appear. This works for any Unicode character from 0 to FFFF.
If you don’t have an FN key, then check your help or check with the dealer or manufacturer on how you are supposed to emulate the numeric keypad.
Font Recommendations
For a font with stars, it is recommended to download and install the DejaVu fonts.
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If boxes appear instead of the star symbols, select them and change to a font that has the stars in it.
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Summary of Steps
Here’s a quick recap of the steps:
- Find the Unicode hexadecimal codes for the star symbols.
- Enable the Hex Numpad in the Registry Editor.
- Reboot your computer.
- Use the Alt key with the FN key and numeric keypad to type the Unicode values.
- Change the font if necessary.
By following these steps, you can easily type star symbols on your keyboard and use them in various applications and forums.
| Symbol | Description | Unicode Code |
|---|---|---|
| ★ | Black Star | U+2605 |
| ☆ | White Star | U+2606 |
| 🌟 | Glowing Star | U+1F31F |
| 🌠 | Shooting Star | U+1F320 |
| ✨ | Sparkle Star | U+2728 |
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