Star Emoji

Travel

A classic five-pointed star colored in bright, saturated yellow. It features sharp, clean edges that give it a punchy, iconic look recognizable across almost any platform.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to for highlighting something excellent, marking a favorite, or indicating a five-star rating. It’s frequently used to represent fame, magic, or general praise. You’ll often see it paired with the sparkling ✨ or the glowing 🌟 to add extra emphasis to a positive message.

History

Stars have been a staple of digital communication since the earliest character sets, originally appearing as basic text symbols before being standardized into the graphical version we use today in Unicode 1.1 in 1993. It was one of the first shapes included in early display systems to help users categorize high-priority files or denote special content.

Details

Glyph

⭐

Unicode

U+2B50

Shortcode

:emoji_u2b50:

HTML Entity

⭐

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Travel

Subcategory sky & weather

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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