Star emoji ⭐
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+2B50
What ⭐ means
The keywords Unicode lists for ⭐ are astronomy, medium, stars, white. They show what people use it for.
Search for astronomy or medium on your emoji keyboard and ⭐ is among the results.
You will find ⭐ among the sky and weather (48 emoji), part of travel & places with 221 emoji in all. Its neighbours include 🌟 🌠 🌌 ☁️.
Will ⭐ show on my friend's phone?
One of the first emoji ever: ⭐ is part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, the set that started on Japanese phones. It shows everywhere.
How to type ⭐
Search for star in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ⭐.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type star.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type star in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type star.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, ⭐ is one code point (U+2B50), 3 bytes in UTF-8 and 1 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+2B50 | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ⭐ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⭐ | |
| CSS | content: "\2B50"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2B50 | |
| URL | %E2%AD%90 | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 AD 90 |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ⭐ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | star |
| Português | estrela branca média |
| Español | estrella |
| Italiano | stella |
| Français | étoile |
| Deutsch | weißer mittelgroßer Stern |
| Türkçe | yıldız |
| Bahasa Indonesia | bintang medium putih |
| Polski | gwiazda |
| Русский | жёлтая звезда |
| 日本語 | スター |
| 한국어 | 별 |
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All travel & places emoji →Questions people ask
What does the star emoji mean?
Unicode calls ⭐ "star" and links it with astronomy, medium, stars, white. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the sky and weather subgroup of travel & places.
When was the star emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the star emoji?
Search for star in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ⭐.