Symbol detail

Star and Crescent

Star and Crescent (☪) is a religious Unicode character that can be used for decoration, hierarchy, separators, and lightweight visual styling.

Updated: June 20, 2025

Categories: religious, classic

Unicode: U+262A

Creative Showcases

Use these combinations as fast decorative patterns for bios, captions, labels, or simple separators.

Star and Crescent Usage Guide

Supporting notes designed to keep the page clear, useful, and easy to scan.

What this symbol communicates

Star and Crescent (☪) is a religious Unicode character that can be used for decoration, hierarchy, separators, and lightweight visual styling.

Where it works best

Use ☪ in bios, profile names, signatures, or short labels when you want a compact decorative marker.

Star and Crescent fits nicely in titles, separators, badges, and callouts where a single symbol can add structure without extra wording.

For interface work, ☪ is easiest to ship reliably when the chosen font includes support for its Unicode code point.

Typing and implementation notes

If you need dependable implementation, copy the technical values on this page into HTML, CSS, markdown-based systems, or testing notes.

When a symbol shows up as an empty square, the issue is usually missing font support rather than a bad code point. Testing with a couple of system fonts is a reliable habit.