What does *️⃣ Keycap: * mean?
The asterisk on a keycap, like the star key on a phone keypad. It marks footnotes, corrections to a typo in the previous message, terms and conditions, or anything that needs a caveat. It can also highlight a key point in a list. On phones it is the star key used in dialling menus and short codes.
*️⃣ Keycap: * is an emoji from the Symbols category (keycaps), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015.
Example messages
*️⃣ Keycap: * on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Keycap: * looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Keycap: * emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and *️⃣ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :keycap_star:.
When was the Keycap: * emoji added?
*️⃣ Keycap: * was added in Emoji 2.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does *️⃣ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Keycap: *. The underlying code (U+002A U+FE0F U+20E3) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.