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eight-pointed star

An eight-pointed star, typically shown in a solid color such as orange or yellow

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Code points
U+2734 U+FE0F
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Meaning

An eight-pointed star, typically shown in a solid color such as orange or yellow. It commonly conveys sparkle, shine, or a sense of something special or magical, and often appears in decorative or celebratory contexts. It can also mark emphasis, highlight a point, or stand in for a star rating or asterisk-like note. In some settings it is used as a generic sparkle accent alongside other star symbols. Its meaning is ambiguous, so context usually determines whether it signals excitement, decoration, or simple emphasis.

Eight-pointed star — Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.

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Quick facts

Quick facts

Code points
U+2734 U+FE0F
Unicode name
eight-pointed star
Category
SymbolsOther symbols
Unicode
6.0 · 2010Emoji 0.6
Keywords
*eight-pointedstaremojimeaningmean

Developer

Emoji sequenceemoji presentation requested via VS16 (U+FE0F)
Unicode data
Code pointsU+2734 U+FE0F
Unicode nameeight-pointed star
UTF-8E2 9C B4 EF B8 8F
Shortcodes
Shortcode (Discord / GitHub / Slack):eight_pointed_star:
HTML & CSS
HTML (hex)✴️
HTML (decimal)✴️
CSS\2734 \FE0F
Languages
JavaScript\u{2734}\u{FE0F}
Python\u2734\uFE0F
Perl\x{2734}\x{FE0F}
PHP / Ruby\u{2734}\u{FE0F}
Encodings
Punycodexn--ddi0644e
URL escape code%E2%9C%B4%EF%B8%8F

Frequently asked

What does ✴️ eight-pointed star mean?

An eight-pointed star, typically shown in a solid color such as orange or yellow. It commonly conveys sparkle, shine, or a sense of something special or magical, and often appears in decorative or celebratory contexts. It can also mark emphasis, highlight a point, or stand in for a star rating or asterisk-like note. In some settings it is used as a generic sparkle accent alongside other star symbols. Its meaning is ambiguous, so context usually determines whether it signals excitement, decoration, or simple emphasis.

What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for ✴️ eight-pointed star?

U+2734 U+FE0F (Unicode 6.0, 2010) · :eight_pointed_star:

Which emojis are related to ✴️ eight-pointed star?

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