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Star emoji โญ

โญ is the Star emoji, in Travel & Places. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like night, yellow.

Updated November 2026 Runs in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded.

:star:

Paste it with Ctrl + V, or Command + V on a Mac.

What โญ means

A star: excellent, favourite, or a rating.

Every code for โญ

NameStar
Shortcodes:star:
CategoryTravel & Places
Emoji versionEmoji 1.0 (2015)
Keywordsnight, yellow
Code pointsU+2B50
HTML⭐
CSS\2B50
JavaScript\u{2B50}
Python\u2b50
UTF-8 bytesE2 AD 90
URL encoded%E2%AD%90

How to type โญ

Without copying it, on every device.

WhereHow
Chrome, any websiteWith Use Emoji, type :star: in any text box and it turns into โญ.
WindowsPress Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "star" and press Enter.
MacPress Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "star" and press Return.
ChromebookPress Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "star".
iPhone and AndroidSwitch to the emoji keyboard and search for "star".
HTMLWrite ⭐ in the page source.

Questions

About โญ

Short answers to the questions people ask most.

What does โญ mean?
A star: excellent, favourite, or a rating.
What is the shortcode for โญ?
:star:. With Use Emoji it works in any text box in Chrome, on the sites you turn it on for. Slack, Discord and GitHub use similar codes, so it often works there too.
How do I type โญ on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "star". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for โญ?
U+2B50, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write ⭐, in CSS "\2B50", and in JavaScript "\u{2B50}".

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