Star-struck Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face with a broad, grinning mouth and two large, glowing gold stars in place of eyes. The expression conveys intense amazement, overwhelming joy, or the feeling of being completely dazzled by something incredible.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to reaction for big news, celebrity sightings, or discovering something that exceeds expectations. It captures the exact feeling of being 'star-struck' in a social setting, often used alongside ✨ to emphasize a magical or high-energy moment.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of Emoji 5.0, this design emerged as internet culture leaned into more hyperbolic expressions of enthusiasm, moving beyond the simple joy of 😀 to represent a specific, high-wattage level of excitement.

Details

Glyph

🤩

Unicode

U+1F929

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f929:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD29;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-affection

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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