What does ✨ mean?
Sparkles: magic, something new, emphasis – also used ironically around ✨words✨.
Its official Unicode name is SPARKLES and its CLDR short name is "sparkles" (in Hungarian: "szikrák"). It belongs to the Activities 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).
- *
- magic
- sparkle
- star
In Hungarian: csillag, csillog, szikra, varázslat
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws ✨ 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+2728. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- SPARKLES
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- szikrák
- English name (CLDR)
- sparkles
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Activities · event
- Length
- 1 code point · 3 bytes in UTF-8 · 1 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :sparkles:
Related emojis
- Balloon
- Party popper
- Confetti ball
- Ribbon
- Wrapped gift
- Jack-o-lantern
- Christmas tree
- Fireworks
Frequently asked questions
What does the ✨ emoji mean?
Sparkles: magic, something new, emphasis – also used ironically around ✨words✨.
How do I type the ✨ 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 "*".
When was the ✨ 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.