⭐ Star Emojis and Sparkle Symbols
Stars split into two families: colour emojis that render as pictures, and text symbols that stay in your font colour.
Star Emojis list (2)
Text star symbols
These stay black-and-white and match your font colour.
★ ☆ ✦ ✧ ✩ ✪ ✫ ✬ ✭ ✮ ✯ ⋆ ✵ ✶ ✷ ✸
About star emojis
⭐ 🌟 ✨ 💫 are the colour emojis. Sparkles in particular are used for ironic emphasis, wrapping ✨a phrase✨ to highlight it.
★ ☆ ✦ ✧ are text characters. They inherit the surrounding text colour, which is why bios and Discord names use them for dividers.
For star ratings in reviews and profiles, repeating ★ and ☆ gives a cleaner line than the colour emoji, which varies in size between platforms.
Frequently asked questions
What does ✨ mean around a word?
It adds emphasis with a light, often ironic tone — a written equivalent of jazz hands.
Why do some stars stay black instead of turning yellow?
Characters like ★ are text symbols, not emojis, so they render in your text colour rather than as a colour picture.