How to Type a Star Symbol in Excel & Google Sheets

This tutorial demonstrates how to insert a star symbol in Excel and Google Sheets.

Insert a Star With Wingdings Font

In Excel, you can insert various symbols as text. One of those symbols is a five-pointed star. To insert a star symbol, follow these steps:

1. First, select the cell where you want to insert a star (e.g., B2), then in the Ribbon, go to the Insert tab, and click Symbol.

2. In the Symbol window, first set the Font to Wingdings. After that, click the star icon, then click Insert.

As a result, you get a star symbol in cell B2.

Insert Star Symbol in Google Sheets

Google Sheets still doesn’t have an option for inserting a star. There is a workaround that includes the help of Google Docs.

1. Open a Google Docs file.
2. Then, go to Insert.
3. Click Special characters.
4. Choose a star symbol.
5. Following these steps, you will get a star symbol in Google Docs and you can simply copy it to Google Sheets.

See Special Characters in Google Docs for more detail.