๐ Meaning: A postcard description of a bright five-pointed star, similar to the โญ Star emoji, emerging from a distance, while leaving behind a trail of stardust or brightness, in the backdrop of many tiny stars.
Beginning with the fact that the ๐ Shooting Star emoji is not a star, this emoji suggests a dragged streak of light entering the earthโs atmosphere. On a superstitious level, this emoji can signify new life, good luck, fortune, and an opportunity to make a wish.
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How and When to Use the ๐ Shooting Star Emoji
- Wishing upon a shooting star has been one of the much-loved superstitions of all time. So, if youโre sharing content related to situations that welcome โwishingโ or even in contexts where you are making a genuine wish, you can use ๐ ; a birthday post/repost, a text message wishing the best for the other person, etc.
- An example of the previous usecase โ โHappy birthday!!! May you alwayssss be blessed with the bestest! ๐ โ.
- Since a shooting star can represent a new life reaching planet earth, you may also use ๐ in the contexts of a newborn baby, a congratulations message/for someoneโs parenthood, a personal post about oneโs pregnancy, etc. Like, โ5 more months until Jr is here ๐ โ.
- Use ๐ in star gazing frameworks; a repost, a video, a picture, a news post, an artwork, anything.
- A shooting star signifies approaching brightness. Baring this perspective in mind, you can also use ๐ while sharing an appreciation post or a birthday post for that someone who brings light to your life, or even in captions/quotes that are about being/spreading the light.
Other Names
- ๐ Falling Star
- ๐ Comet
- ๐ Shooting Meteor
- ๐ Streak of Light
- ๐ Approaching Meteor
- ๐ Star Gazing
- ๐ Wish Upon a Star
- ๐ Meteoride
- ๐ When You Wish Upon a Star