A starburst is

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element that resembles diverging rays of light or consists of a

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-like image with rays emanating from it. One is notably used as the current

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of the American

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. In

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, there are various

and

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symbols. The ones most commonly associated with the idea of a starburst are the "sixteen pointed asterisk" U+273A ( ✺) and the " combining Cyrillic millions" character U+0489 ( ҉ ).

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