Here are some useful special characters that can be used in posts that do not use markup or other formatting...
Bullet Points & List Markers• (classic round bullet)
· (middle dot)
◦ (white bullet)
● (black circle)
◆ (black diamond)
◈ (white diamond containing black small diamond)
✦ (black four pointed star)
✧ (white four pointed star)
★ (black star — also good as bullet)
☆ (white star)
Arrows (great for pointing to links, steps, or CTAs)→ (right arrow)
← (left arrow)
↑ (up arrow)
↓ (down arrow)
(left-right arrow)
➜ (rightwards arrow with stroke — bold style)
➤ (black rightwards arrowhead)
➥ (rightwards arrow from bar)
⇢ (rightwards dashed arrow)
➳ (wave arrow pointing right)
Checkmarks & Crosses (for to-do lists, pros/cons)✓ (check mark)
(heavy check mark)
(ballot box with check)
✗ (ballot x)
✘ (heavy ballot x)
☒ (ballot box with x)
Hearts & Love Symbols (black heart suit)
(heavy black heart)
♡ (white heart suit)
❥ (rotated black heart)
ღ (Georgian letter — cute heart-like)
Stars & Sparkles (for highlights or emphasis)★ (black star)
☆ (white star)
✩ (stress outlined white star)
✦ (black four pointed star)
(sparkles — note: this one often renders emoji-like but is a symbol)
Lines & Separators (for dividing sections)— (em dash)
─ (box drawings light horizontal)
━ (box drawings heavy horizontal)
│ (box drawings light vertical)
‧ (hyphenation point — small separator)
※ (reference mark)
Other Useful Ones ☻ (smiley faces)
(victory hand — peace sign)
∞ (infinity)
§ (section sign)
† ‡ (dagger / double dagger — for footnotes or emphasis)
« » (guillemets — fancy quotes)
Quick example post using them:Dream weekend plans →
• Coffee & sunrise
• Long walk in the park
• Read that book finally
• Chill with friends