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star

Copy ⭐ and explore its shortcode, Unicode code points, keywords, category, and related emojis.

Current style: System

About the star emoji

The star emoji ⭐ is commonly used for star, favorite, rating, bright. It appears in Travel & Places / Sky & Weather and helps add tone to messages, captions, reactions, and quick replies. Copy it directly, use the shortcode :star:, or reference the Unicode code points U+2B50.

Meaning

The star emoji ⭐ is commonly used for star, favorite, rating, bright. It appears in Travel & Places / Sky & Weather and helps add tone to messages, captions, reactions, and quick replies.

How to use

Use ⭐ when the message needs a clear "star" signal.
Place ⭐ at the end of a sentence to make the tone warmer or more expressive.
Combine ⭐ with nearby emojis when you need a more specific reaction.

Common use cases

starfavoriteratingbrightnight skychat

Platform note

star can look different across platforms. System uses the current device font, while Noto, Twemoji, Fluent, OpenMoji, and EmojiTwo come from their respective open-source emoji artwork sets.

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star details

Emoji
Namestar
Shortcode:star:
Code pointsU+2B50
Unicode version0.6
GroupTravel & Places
Subgroupsky & weather

Aliases

:favorite::rating::bright::night_sky::wish::celebrity:

Keywords

starfavoriteratingbrightnight skywishcelebrity

Copy examples

Copy ⭐ when you want to say "star".
Use ⭐ to make a message feel more expressive.
⭐ works well in quick replies, captions, and chats.

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