A single five-pointed star, filled in yellow, the star emoji is shorthand for anything that stands out. It marks favorites, rates something highly, and gets used the way a gold star sticker once did — a small stamp of 'well done' or 'this one's good.'
What ⭐ means
A golden yellowish five-pointed stars with a slight glow on the surface. The ⭐ Star emoji can have both literal and metaphorical interpretations, referring to the stars and humans/other living creatures respectively. It could also suggest appreciation (throwback to pre-school).
How and when to use it
- If you're texting someone about how someone or something stole the show, you can use ⭐. Like, "Ma. You wouldn't believe it if I told you my little brother was awarded for best behavior!! ⭐"
- Similarly, while referring a person, an animal or a thing to a star, ⭐ is a must. For example, "Aww. You'll always be my star ⭐". This applies even while posting or reposting content about celebrities (stars).
- A star can also represent bright and shining qualities, in an earthly being too - "Thank you for always, ALWAYS being guiding light. You can also use ⭐ in the context of gratitude and appreciation too.
- Stars can also have a close connection to death (souls becoming stars). If this is true in your country/culture, feel free to use ⭐ while sharing an RIP post, or even a post for a death anniversary.
- Lastly, remember to use ⭐ while posting gorgeous pictures/videos of a sky full of stars (the sky or that special someone :)).
Other Names
- ⭐ Five-Pointed Star
- ⭐ Golden Star
- ⭐ Yellowish Star
- ⭐ Heavenly Body
- ⭐ Superstar
- ⭐ Film Star
- ⭐ Gold Star
- ⭐ White Medium Star
The lowdown
- Category
- Travel & Places › sky & weather
- Codepoints
U+2B50- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:star:- Keywords
- astronomy, medium, star, stars, white
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — ⭐ Star or 🕊️ Dove?
Runs with a crowd
⭐ keeps company in aesthetic emojis and christmas emojis and eid al-fitr emojis and space emojis and sparkle emojis and star emojis and tanabata emojis and yellow emojis and zodiac emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.