Emoji 0.6
sparkles
Also known as *, magic, sparkle, star
Sparkles depicts three small four-pointed stars shining, often used to indicate magic, excitement, or something special.
Meaning
The sparkles emoji represents shining stars and is commonly used to convey magic, celebration, or something special. People often add it to messages about excitement, achievements, festive events, or things that feel dazzling. It can also emphasize cleanliness or a fresh, bright appearance.
Unicode name
Officially named sparkles in Unicode, it represents a cluster of sparkling stars.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple depicts three four-pointed stars, one large and two smaller, usually with a yellow-to-white gradient and a soft glowing effect.
Google
Google Noto shows three yellow four-pointed stars of different sizes against a transparent background, with simple flat shading.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji renders three yellow four-pointed stars with subtle orange shading, arranged like twinkling sparkles.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does ✨ sparkles belong to?
✨ sparkles belongs to the activities category, which contains 85 emojis.
Which Unicode version added ✨ sparkles?
✨ sparkles was added in Emoji 0.6. Its codepoint is U+2728, made up of 1 code points.
