BLACK STAR

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The black star (U+2605) is a filled, five-pointed typographic symbol, distinct from its outline counterpart (U+2606). Historically derived from traditional heraldic stars and early printing sorts, it has become a ubiquitous marker for ratings, emphasis, and excellence—commonly denoting quality in reviews or highlighting key features. In design, it serves as a compact visual indicator or bullet; in writing, it can flag footnotes or annotations. Within programming, it appears in character encodings, string literals, and as a fallback for graphical star markers in terminal interfaces. Its solid form conveys prominence, standing out more boldly than hollow variants.

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