Meaning
A face with starry eyes and a wide grin — dazzled, starstruck, or blown away.
Star-struck — Approved as part of Emoji 5.0 in 2017.
In conversation
Big admiration: meeting a hero, a stunning result, or something impressive. Like 😍 but about achievements and coolness, not romance.
Tone
Excited and impressed.
Common uses
- reacting to something impressive
- celebrating success
- showing awe
- saying 'wow, amazing'
Watch out
Less affectionate than 😍 — using it for a person usually means 'I admire you', not 'I love you'.
Examples
- you got the job?! 🤩
- this view 🤩
- their live show was incredible 🤩
- WOW 🤩
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 — official Unicode data.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
- Code points
U+1F929- Unicode name
- star-struck
- Category
- Smileys & EmotionAffectionate faces
- Unicode
- 10.0 · 2017Emoji 5.0Unicode history
- Keywords
- excitedeyesfacegrinningsmilestarstar-struckstarry-eyedwowemojimeaningmean
Developer
Unicode data
U+1F929star-struckF0 9F A4 A9Shortcodes
:star_struck:HTML & CSS
🤩🤩\1F929 Languages
\u{1F929}\U0001F929\x{1F929}\u{1F929}Encodings
xn--iq9h%F0%9F%A4%A9See this emoji in open styles
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What does 🤩 star-struck mean?
A face with starry eyes and a wide grin — dazzled, starstruck, or blown away.
How is 🤩 star-struck used in conversation?
Big admiration: meeting a hero, a stunning result, or something impressive. Like 😍 but about achievements and coolness, not romance.
What should I watch out for when using 🤩 star-struck?
Less affectionate than 😍 — using it for a person usually means 'I admire you', not 'I love you'.