Official Meaning & Overview
Represents a shining star, night sky, praise, or sparkle. Used for good reviews, dreams, hopes, and beauty.
Official Unicode CLDR Name
Star
Shortcode
:star:Related Meanings & Search Keywords
Starsparkleprettywishdreamnight skyratingastronomymediumstarswhite
Official Names in 9 Languages
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Unicode Codepoint Breakdown
Standard single-codepoint Unicode emoji character
⭐
U+2B50Star
Cross-Platform Emoji Design Comparison
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Cross-Platform Emoji Design Comparison
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Dark Surface
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⚙️Technical Info
Unicode
U+2B50Hex Code
2B50Shortcodes
:star:CLDRStar
VersionEmoji 15.0
Developer Codes
Shortcode
:star:HTML Entity (Hex)
⭐HTML Entity (Dec)
⭐CSS Content
\2B50JavaScript (ES6)
\u{2B50}UTF-16 / JSON
\u2B50URL Escape
%E2%AD%90Quick Reference FAQ
What does the ⭐ Star emoji mean?
Represents a shining star, night sky, praise, or sparkle. Used for good reviews, dreams, hopes, and beauty.
What is the Unicode and HTML entity for ⭐ Star?
The Unicode codepoint for ⭐ is U+2B50, its HTML hex entity is ⭐, and its shortcode is :star:. It is part of Emoji 15.0.
How do you say the ⭐ Star emoji in other languages?
Official localized names include: 한국어 "별", 日本語 "星", 简体中文 "星星", 繁體中文 "星星", Español "Estrella".