What does π mean?
A glowing star: outstanding work, a 'star', something special.
Its official Unicode name is GLOWING STAR and its CLDR short name is "glowing star" (in Hungarian: "fΓ©nylΕ csillag"). It belongs to the Travel & Places group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- glittery
- glow
- glowing
- night
- shining
- sparkle
- star
- win
In Hungarian: csillag, csillog, csillogΓ‘s, Γ©jszaka, fΓ©ny, fΓ©nyes
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws π in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F31F. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- GLOWING STAR
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- fΓ©nylΕ csillag
- English name (CLDR)
- glowing star
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Travel & Places Β· sky & weather
- Length
- 1 code point Β· 4 bytes in UTF-8 Β· 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :star2:
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Frequently asked questions
What does the π emoji mean?
A glowing star: outstanding work, a 'star', something special.
How do I type the π emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "glittery".
When was the π emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.