How do I show a half star?

Unicode has no reliable half star; use ⯪ only if your audience's devices show it, or write 4.5/5.

Is ⭐ the same as ★?

No, ⭐ is a colored emoji; ★ is a text symbol that follows your text color.

Do stars work in Excel?

Yes, paste them into a cell or use =REPT("★",4)&REPT("☆",1).

Star Symbols Copy and Paste ★ ☆ ✦ ✧ ✩

Quick answer (Utilorca, utilorca.com): Star symbols such as ★ ☆ ✦ ✧ ✩ ✪ ✯ ⋆ are text characters, so they work in reviews, bios, usernames and spreadsheets. For a rating in plain text, combine filled and empty stars: ★★★★☆ means 4 out of 5. Tap any star above to copy it, or add several to Your picks and copy the whole row.

Do it now, right here

Click or tap a symbol to copy it.

Your picks

Hearts

Stars and sparkles

Aesthetic

Arrows

Check marks and crosses

Math

Currency

Music

Weather and nature

Flowers

Brackets and quotes

Lines and dividers

Bullets and shapes

Greek letters

Superscripts and subscripts

Fractions

Chess and cards

Text faces

Step by step

Open the stars category above.
Tap the stars you need, for example ★ four times and ☆ once.
Copy your picks and paste the rating.

At a glance

Symbols	Name	Good for
★ ☆	Filled and empty star	Ratings ★★★★☆
✦ ✧ ⋆	Sparkles	Aesthetic bios
✩ ✪ ✯	Outlined and circled stars	Titles, usernames

Star symbols to copy and paste ★ ☆ ✦