Meaning
A single glowing five-pointed star โ achievement, fame, or something shining.
Glowing star โ Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
In conversation
For winners ('you're a star'), favorites, or gentle sparkle. Calmer than โจ.
Tone
Warm and approving.
Common uses
- praising someone
- saying 'you're a star'
- favorites
- night sky vibes
Watch out
Similar to โญ โ ๐ is glow, โญ is the plain star.
Examples
- you're a star ๐
- five stars ๐
- star of the show ๐
- shine bright ๐
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 โ official Unicode data.
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Unicode data
U+1F31Fglowing starF0 9F 8C 9FShortcodes
:glowing_star:HTML & CSS
🌟🌟\1F31F Languages
\u{1F31F}\U0001F31F\x{1F31F}\u{1F31F}Encodings
xn--ch8h%F0%9F%8C%9FSee this emoji in open styles
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What does ๐ glowing star mean?
A single glowing five-pointed star โ achievement, fame, or something shining.
How is ๐ glowing star used in conversation?
For winners ('you're a star'), favorites, or gentle sparkle. Calmer than โจ.
What should I watch out for when using ๐ glowing star?
Similar to โญ โ ๐ is glow, โญ is the plain star.