# ⭐ Star emoji

⭐ Star is an emoji in the sky and weather set of Travel & places. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Related words: astronomy, medium, stars and white.

- Emoji: ⭐
- Unicode name: star
- Code points: U+2B50
- Category: Travel & places, Sky and weather
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :star:
- Keywords: astronomy, medium, star, stars, white
- Page: https://emojichart.com/star-emoji

## What it means

A solid, five-pointed yellow star. You'll see it in ratings and rankings, favorites and bookmarks, praise like a gold star for good work, and as decoration or emphasis in posts.

## How to type ⭐

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “star”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “star”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “star”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “star”.
- GitHub: Type :star: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | estrella | estelar, estrella |
| Français (fr) | étoile | astronomie, étoile, nuit |
| Deutsch (de) | weißer mittelgroßer Stern | astronomie, gelber Stern, Himmel, Stern, weißer mittelgroßer Stern |
| Italiano (it) | stella | astro, natura, stella, stella gialla, stellina |
| Português (pt) | estrela branca média | amarela, astronomia, estrela |
| Nederlands (nl) | witte middelgrote ster | ster, witte middelgrote ster |
| Svenska (sv) | stjärna | stjärna, vit medelstor stjärna |
| Polski (pl) | gwiazda | gwiazda, gwiazdka, noc |
| Türkçe (tr) | yıldız | beyaz orta yıldız, gece, gökyüzü, kutup yıldızı, yıldız |
| Русский (ru) | желтая звезда | астрономия, желтая, звезда, звезды |
| Українська (uk) | зірка | зірка, середня біла зірка |
| Ελληνικά (el) | αστέρι | αστέρι, αστέρια, αστρονομία, λευκό μεσαίο αστέρι |
| العربية (ar) | نجم متوسط أبيض | فلك, نجم, نجم متوسط أبيض, نجمة, نجوم |
| עברית (he) | כוכב | כוכב |
| فارسی (fa) | ستاره سفید | ستاره, ستاره سفید |
| हिन्दी (hi) | मध्यम सफ़ेद तारा | तारा, मध्यम सफ़ेद तारा |
| বাংলা (bn) | সাদা মাঝারি তারা | তারা, সাদা মাঝারি তারা |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | bintang medium putih | astronomi, bintang, medium, putih |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | ngôi sao | ngôi sao, sao, thiên văn |
| ไทย (th) | ดาวสีขาวขนาดกลาง | ดวงดาว, ดาวสีขาวขนาดกลาง |
| 日本語 (ja) | スター | スター, 天文学, 星 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 별 | 별, 천문학, 화이트 미디엄 별, 흰색 미디엄 별 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 星星 | 五角星, 星星, 白色星星 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 星星 | 星星, 白色中型星 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): ster
- Akan (ak): nsoroma
- Albanian (sq): yll mesatar i bardhë
- Amharic (am): ነጭ መካከለኛ ኮከብ
- Anii (blo): gɩŋɔrɩpi
- Armenian (hy): աստղ
- Assamese (as): বগা মধ্যম তৰা
- Azerbaijani (az): ağ orta ulduz
- Bashkir (ba): йондоҙ
- Basque (eu): izarra
- Belarusian (be): звычайная зорка
- Bosnian (bs): zvijezda
- Breton (br): steredenn
- Bulgarian (bg): звезда
- Burmese (my): အဖြူရောင် အလတ်စား ကြယ်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): étoile moyenne
- Cantonese (yue): 白色中等星星
- Catalan (ca): estrella
- Cherokee (chr): ᏃᏈᏏ
- Chuvash (cv): ҫӑлтӑр
- Croatian (hr): zvijezda
- Czech (cs): bílá hvězda střední velikosti
- Danish (da): stjerne
- Estonian (et): täht
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): estrela
- Faroese (fo): hvit og gul stjørna
- Filipino (fil): puting bituin na katamtamang-laki
- Finnish (fi): valkoinen tähti
- Galician (gl): estrela
- Georgian (ka): საშუალო თეთრი ვარსკვლავი
- Gujarati (gu): મધ્યમ સફેદ તારો
- Hausa (ha): farin matsakaicin tauraro
- Hungarian (hu): csillag
- Icelandic (is): gul stjarna
- Igbo (ig): kpakpando ọcha
- Irish (ga): réalta
- Javanese (jv): lintang
- Kalaallisut (kl): hvid mellemstor stjerne
- Kannada (kn): ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ
- Kazakh (kk): жұлдыз
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): جۇلدىز
- Khmer (km): ផ្កាយ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): inyenyeri iringaniye y’umweru
- Konkani (kok): नखेत्र
- Kyrgyz (ky): жылдыз
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Saq retal ch’umil
- Lao (lo): ດາວຂາວປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): zvaigzne
- Lithuanian (lt): balta vidutinė žvaigždė
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): gwězda srjejźneje wjelikosći
- Luxembourgish (lb): mëttelgrousse wäisse Stär
- Macedonian (mk): средна бела ѕвезда
- Malay (ms): bintang sederhana putih
- Malayalam (ml): വെള്ള നക്ഷത്രം
- Maltese (mt): stilla medja bajda
- Marathi (mr): पांढरा मध्यम तारा
- Mongolian (mn): од
- Māori (mi): whetū mā waenga
- Nepali (ne): सेतो मध्यम तारा
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Sta
- Northern Sotho (nso): naledi ya bogare ye tšhweu
- Norwegian (no): stjerne
- Odia (or): ତାରା
- Oromo (om): urjii
- Pashto (ps): ستوری
- Punjabi (pa): ਮੱਧਮ ਸਫੇਦ ਤਾਰਾ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): درمیانہ چٹّا ستارہ
- Quechua (qu): quyllur
- Romanian (ro): stea
- Romansh (rm): staila
- Sardinian (sc): isteddu
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): rionnag mheadhanach gheal
- Serbian (sr): звезда
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): звијезда
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): zvezda
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): zvijezda
- Shan (shn): လၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): سفيد وچولو تارو
- Sinhala (si): සුදු මධ්‍යම තරුව
- Slovak (sk): hviezda
- Slovenian (sl): bela srednja zvezda
- Somali (so): Summadda xiddigta
- Swahili (sw): nyota nyeupe ya wastani
- Swiss High German (de-CH): weisser mittelgrosser Stern
- Tajik (tg): ситораи миёнаи сафед
- Tamil (ta): வெள்ளை நிற நட்சத்திரம்
- Telugu (te): తెల్లని నక్షత్రం
- Tigrinya (ti): ኮኾብ
- Tongan (to): fetuʻu
- Tswana (tn): naledi e e mo magareng e tshweu
- Turkmen (tk): ýyldyz
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): hwězda
- Urdu (ur): ستارہ
- Uyghur (ug): ئاق ئارا يۇلتۇز
- Uzbek (uz): oq o‘rtacha yulduz
- Welsh (cy): seren ganolig wen
- Wolof (wo): biddeew, weexaay bu yam
- Xhosa (xh): inkwenkwezi ephakathi emhlophe
- Yoruba (yo): Irawọ Alaabọ Funfun
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Irawɔ Alaabɔ Funfun
- Zulu (zu): inkanyezi ephakathi nendawo emhlophe

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+2B50` |
| HTML | `⭐` |
| CSS | `\2B50` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{2B50}` |
| Python | `\u2B50` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 AD 90` |
| UTF-16 | `2B50` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%AD%90` |

## Questions

### What does the ⭐ star emoji mean?

A solid, five-pointed yellow star. You'll see it in ratings and rankings, favorites and bookmarks, praise like a gold star for good work, and as decoration or emphasis in posts.

### How do I type the ⭐ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “star”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :star:.

### When was the ⭐ emoji added?

⭐ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for ⭐?

U+2B50. In HTML you can write ⭐, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{2B50}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/star-emoji