Nautical star

The nautical star is a symbolic star representing the North Star, associated with the sea services of the United States armed forces and with tattoo culture. It is usually rendered as a five-pointed star in dark and light shades counterchanged in a style similar to a compass rose.

In Unicode, this symbol is in the dingbats block as U+272F ✯ PINWHEEL STAR, referencing a pinwheel toy.