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
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Smileys
Subcategory face-affection
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
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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