Star Emoji ⭐

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.

star on Apple
Apple
star on Google
Google
star on Twitter/X
Twitter/X
star on Facebook
Facebook
star on Microsoft
Microsoft

⚡ Quick round

Which joined the keyboard first — ⭐ Star or 🕊️ Dove?

Runs with a crowd

⭐ keeps company in christmas emojis and eid al-fitr emojis and star emojis and tanabata emojis — tap-to-copy sets for when one emoji isn't enough.

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