What does ⭐ Star mean?
A yellow five-pointed star. It stands for excellence, favorites and ratings, as in five-star reviews or a gold star for good work. People send it to praise someone, mark something important or say “you’re a star”. It also appears in astronomy and night sky talk. For extra sparkle, 🌟 and ✨ are the brighter options.
⭐ Star is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (sky & weather), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about astronomy, medium, stars, white and favorite.
Example messages
⭐ Star on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Star looks on each platform.
More sky & weather emojis
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Star emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Star 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 :star:.
When was the Star emoji added?
⭐ Star was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Star. The underlying code (U+2B50) 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.