# *️⃣ Keycap: * emoji

*️⃣ Keycap: * is an emoji in the keycaps set of Symbols. It was added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: *️⃣
- Unicode name: keycap: *
- Code points: U+002A U+FE0F U+20E3
- Category: Symbols, Keycaps
- Added: Emoji 2.0 (2015)
- GitHub shortcode: :asterisk:
- Keywords: keycap
- Page: https://emojichart.com/keycap-asterisk-emoji

## What it means

An asterisk on a keycap, like the star key on a phone keypad. People use it for footnotes and caveats, wildcards in searches, and phone menu prompts such as press star.

## What it's made of

*️⃣ is 3 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. Asterisk (U+002A)
2. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji style (U+FE0F)
3. Combining enclosing keycap (U+20E3)

## How to type *️⃣

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “keycap: *”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “keycap: *”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “keycap: *”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “keycap: *”.
- GitHub: Type :asterisk: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | Teclas: * | Teclas |
| Français (fr) | touches : * | touches |
| Deutsch (de) | Taste: * | Taste |
| Italiano (it) | tasto: * | tasto |
| Português (pt) | tecla: * | tecla |
| Nederlands (nl) | toets: * | toets |
| Polski (pl) | klawisz: * | klawisz |
| Türkçe (tr) | tuş: * | tuş |
| Русский (ru) | клавиши: * | клавиши |
| Українська (uk) | клавіша: * | клавіша |
| Ελληνικά (el) | πλήκτρο: * | πλήκτρο |
| العربية (ar) | مفتاح: * | مفتاح |
| עברית (he) | מקש: * | מקש |
| فارسی (fa) | جلد کلید: * | جلد کلید |
| हिन्दी (hi) | कीकैप: * | कीकैप |
| বাংলা (bn) | কিক্যাপ: * | কিক্যাপ |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | mũ phím: * | mũ phím |
| ไทย (th) | ปุ่มกดเลข: * | ปุ่มกดเลข |
| 日本語 (ja) | 囲み数字: * | 囲み数字 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 키 캡: * | 키 캡 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 按键: * | 按键 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 按鍵：* | 按鍵 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): knoppiesimbool: *
- Akan (ak): kiikape: *
- Albanian (sq): tast: *
- Amharic (am): የአብይ ሆሄ ቁልፍ ማብሪያ: *
- Armenian (hy): ստեղն․ *
- Assamese (as): কীকেপ: *
- Asturian (ast): tecles: *
- Azerbaijani (az): klaviatura qapağı: *
- Bashkir (ba): клавиша: *
- Basque (eu): Tekla: *
- Belarusian (be): Клавіша: *
- Bosnian (bs): Kapica za tipku: *
- Breton (br): stokell : *
- Bulgarian (bg): Клавиш: *
- Burmese (my): ခလုတ် − *
- Canadian French (fr-CA): dessus de touche : *
- Cantonese (yue): 鍵帽: *
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 键帽: *
- Catalan (ca): tecla: *
- Chakma (ccp): 𑄇𑄨𑄇𑄳𑄠𑄛𑄴: *
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏚᎢᏍᏘᎠᎵᏚᎶ: *
- Chuvash (cv): брелок: *
- Croatian (hr): tipka: *
- Czech (cs): klávesa: *
- Estonian (et): klahv: *
- Faroese (fo): Knappahetta: *
- Finnish (fi): näppäin: *
- Fula (Adlam) (ff-Adlm): 𞤊𞤫𞤣𞤭𞤲𞤭𞤪𞤣𞤫: *
- Galician (gl): tecla: *
- Georgian (ka): კლავიში: *
- Gujarati (gu): કીકેપ: *
- Hausa (ha): maɓalli na musamman: *
- Hungarian (hu): gombfej: *
- Icelandic (is): takki: *
- Interlingua (ia): clave: *
- Irish (ga): caipín eochrach: *
- Kannada (kn): ಕೀಕ್ಯಾಪ್: *
- Kazakh (kk): перне: *
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): پەرنە: *
- Khmer (km): គម្របគ្រាប់ចុច: *
- Konkani (kok): कीकॅप: *
- Kyrgyz (ky): клавиатура калпакчасы: *
- Lao (lo): ແປ້ນແຄັບ: *
- Latvian (lv): taustiņš: *
- Ligurian (lij): tasto: *
- Lithuanian (lt): mygtukas: *
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): tasta: *
- Macedonian (mk): копче: *
- Malay (ms): butang kekunci: *
- Malayalam (ml): കീക്യാപ്പ്: *
- Marathi (mr): कीकॅप: *
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): tecla: *
- Mongolian (mn): түлхүүрийн гэр: *
- Māori (mi): uhi pātuhi: *
- Nepali (ne): किक्याप: *
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Kíkap: *
- Norwegian (no): taster: *
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): tastar: *
- Odia (or): କୀକ୍ୟାପ୍‍: *
- Pashto (ps): کیکیپ: *
- Punjabi (pa): ਕੀਕੈਪ: *
- Romanian (ro): tastă: *
- Romansh (rm): tasta: *
- Santali (sat): ᱠᱤᱠᱮᱯ: *
- Sardinian (sc): tecla: *
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): còmhdachadh iuchrach: *
- Serbian (sr): тастер: *
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): taster: *
- Shan (shn): ၼဵၼ်ၼဵၵ်း: *
- Sindhi (sd): ڪي ڪيپ: *
- Sinhala (si): පියන: *
- Slovak (sk): kláves: *
- Somali (so): daboolka furaha: *
- Spanish (United States) (es-US): tecla: *
- Swahili (sw): kitufe: *
- Tamil (ta): விசை: *
- Telugu (te): కీక్యాప్: *
- Tigrinya (ti): ዝምልከት ቁልፊ፦ *
- Tongan (to): tatā foʻi kī: *
- Turkmen (tk): klawiş gapagy: *
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): tłóčatko: *
- Urdu (ur): کی کیپ: *
- Uzbek (uz): tugma qalpog‘i: *
- Welsh (cy): gorchudd bysell: *
- Yoruba (yo): Keyacap: *
- Zulu (zu): i-keycap: *

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+002A U+FE0F U+20E3` |
| HTML | `*️⃣` |
| CSS | `\2A\FE0F\20E3` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{2A}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3}` |
| Python | `\u002A\uFE0F\u20E3` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `2A EF B8 8F E2 83 A3` |
| UTF-16 | `002A FE0F 20E3` |
| URL encoded | `%2A%EF%B8%8F%E2%83%A3` |

## Questions

### What does the *️⃣ keycap: * emoji mean?

An asterisk on a keycap, like the star key on a phone keypad. People use it for footnotes and caveats, wildcards in searches, and phone menu prompts such as press star.

### How do I type the *️⃣ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “keycap: *”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :asterisk:.

### When was the *️⃣ emoji added?

*️⃣ was added in Emoji 2.0, released in 2015.

### What is the Unicode code point for *️⃣?

U+002A U+FE0F U+20E3. In HTML you can write *️⃣, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{2A}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/keycap-asterisk-emoji