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Florette Symbol (✿)

The florette symbol ✿ is Unicode U+273F, a five-petalled text flower popular in aesthetic bios. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard.

Unicode
U+273F
HTML
✿
Word
273F Alt+X

How to type the florette symbol (✿)

The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type ✿ yourself, use the method for your device below.

Windows

  1. In Word or Outlook, type 273F and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
  2. Press Win + R, type charmap and press Enter. Tick “Advanced view”, search for Black Florette, then Select and Copy. Character Map is built into every version of Windows.

Mac

  1. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for florette and double-click it.
  2. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 273F.

Linux & ChromeOS

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 273f, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.

iPhone & iPad

  1. Copy ✿ from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;flor. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.

Android

  1. Copy ✿ here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.

Microsoft Word

  1. Type 273F, then press Alt + X.
  2. Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 273F in “Character code” and click Insert.

Google Docs

  1. Insert → Special characters, then search for “florette” or draw it in the box.

Excel & Google Sheets

  1. Enter =UNICHAR(10047) in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

HTML

  1. Write ✿ or ✿ in your HTML.

What does ✿ mean?

✿ is the black florette, a small five-petalled flower from the Dingbats block. Dingbats were originally printers’ ornaments, used to decorate page breaks and borders, and ✿ still does that job: it separates items in a list, frames a name or softens a heading.

Online it is one of the most popular “cute” and “aesthetic” characters. You will see it in Instagram and TikTok bios, Discord nicknames and shop descriptions: ✿ spring collection ✿. Because it is a text character rather than an emoji, it takes on your text colour and size, which keeps a pastel or minimalist design consistent.

Its outline twin is ❀ (white florette). Font support is good on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, but the petal shapes vary between fonts, so check it on a phone if it is part of a logo or a username.

Common uses

  • Bios and nicknames: ✿ Mia ✿
  • Decorative list bullets: ✿ handmade ✿ vegan ✿ local
  • Section breaks in newsletters and captions

Florette Symbol codes for HTML, CSS and programming

Every code below produces ✿. Use the HTML entity in web pages, the CSS escape in content, and the escape sequence in source code.

Unicode code pointU+273F
HTML decimal✿
HTML hex✿
CSS contentcontent: "\273F";
JavaScript"\u273F"
Python"\u273F"
Python (by name)"\N{BLACK FLORETTE}"
Java / C#"\u273F"
UTF-8 bytesE2 9C BF
UTF-16273F
URL encoded%E2%9C%BF

✿ vs look-alike characters

These characters look similar to ✿ but have a different meaning and code. Pasting the wrong one can break search, sorting and screen readers.

CharNameWhen to use it
White Florette
U+2740		White florette, the outline version.
Flower
U+2698		Flower, a stem with a bloom, from the Miscellaneous Symbols block.
Cherry Blossom
U+1F338		Cherry blossom emoji, always coloured pink.
White Flower
U+1F4AE		White flower emoji, originally a Japanese “well done” stamp for schoolwork.

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✿ character properties

Official Unicode name
BLACK FLORETTE
Also known as
flower symbol, black florette, text flower
Code point
U+273F
Unicode block
Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
General category
Other symbol (So)
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)
Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
Emoji
No, it is a text symbol

Frequently asked questions

Is ✿ an emoji?

No. It is a text dingbat, so it follows the colour of your text. For a coloured flower use 🌸 or 🌼.

Can I use ✿ in an Instagram name?

Yes. Instagram display names and bios accept it. Usernames (the @handle) only allow letters, numbers, periods and underscores.

Is there an alt code for the florette symbol?

No. ✿ is outside the Windows-1252 and code page 437 character sets, so no Alt + number code produces it. Copy it from this page, type 273F then Alt + X in Word, or find it in Character Map.

How do I type the florette symbol on a Mac?

There is no single Option shortcut for ✿ on the US layout. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “florette” and double-click it, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code for the florette symbol?

✿ has no named HTML entity. Use the numeric reference ✿ or ✿, or paste the character directly into a UTF-8 page.

What is the Unicode for the florette symbol?

✿ is U+273F, officially named BLACK FLORETTE, in the Dingbats block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).