Star Emoji
Copy ⭐ with one click, or read what it means and how to type it below.
What does ⭐ mean?
A five-pointed yellow star. Quality, favourites, or ratings.
⭐ is the star emoji. It belongs to the Travel & Places group, in the sky weather set, and was approved as part of Emoji 0.6.
People also search for it as astronomy, medium, stars, white.
How to use ⭐
Used for reviews and ratings, to mark something as a favourite, and decoratively in bios and captions.
Click the copy button above to put ⭐ on your clipboard, then paste it anywhere Unicode is supported — WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, Slack, email, or a document. On Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :star: directly.
Good to know
Distinct from 🌟 (glowing star) and ✨ (sparkles), which carry more of a magical or emphatic sense than a rating one.
Technical details
| Name | Star |
|---|---|
| Character | ⭐ |
| Codepoint | U+2B50 |
| HTML entity | ⭐ |
| CSS code | \2B50 |
| Shortcode | :star: |
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Subgroup | sky weather |
| Emoji version | Emoji 0.6 |
| Keywords | astronomy, medium, stars, white |