Star and crescent Emoji

Symbols

A classic depiction of a crescent moon curving around a five-pointed star. This icon is rendered in a simple, bold style and is universally recognized as the primary marker for the Islamic faith.

Usage Context

Used to denote religious affiliation, celebrate holidays like Ramadan, or mark locations such as mosques or halal-friendly establishments. It is frequently seen alongside other religious identifiers like ✡️ or ✝️ when discussing theology or world history.

History

While the crescent and star have deep historical roots in Ottoman-era flags and heraldry, this specific character was added to the Unicode standard in 1993 to ensure that religious and cultural identifiers were supported in global digital communications.

Details

Glyph

☪

Unicode

U+262A

Shortcode

:emoji_u262a:

HTML Entity

☪

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Symbols

Subcategory religion

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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