Star symbols and sparkles
Stars make anything feel special. This page has every popular star symbol: solid stars ★, outline stars ☆, sparkle stars ✦ ✧, tiny stars ⋆, circled stars ✪, shooting stars 🌠, glowing stars 🌟 and the sparkles emoji ✨. Tap one to copy it.
Use stars for ratings, names, bios, headings, festive messages and anywhere you want a little shine.
Star symbols you can copy
- Classic stars: ★ ☆ for ratings and highlights.
- Decorative stars: ✩ ✪ ✫ ✬ ✭ ✮ ✯ ✰ for fancy text.
- Sparkles: ✦ ✧ ⋆ ✨ for an aesthetic glow.
- Many-pointed stars: ✶ ✷ ✸ ✹ ✺ for bursts and fireworks.
- Asterisks: ✱ ✲ ✳ ✴ ✵ ⁂ for notes and decoration.
- Star emoji: ⭐ 🌟 💫 🌠 for colourful posts.
- Star of David and pentagram: ✡ 🔯 ⛤ for religious and cultural use.
Stars for ratings and reviews
Text stars are the simplest way to show a rating. Write ★★★★☆ for four out of five or ★★★☆☆ for three. Because ★ and ☆ are the same width, the rating lines up neatly in lists. Shops, bloggers and reviewers use them in product descriptions, menus and comparison tables, and they work in plain text where star images cannot be used.
Stars for names and aesthetic posts
Stars are one of the most popular ways to decorate a name. Try ★彡 Name 彡★, ✧ Name ✧ or ⋆｡°✩ Name ✩°｡⋆. The small star ⋆ and the four-pointed sparkle ✦ look soft and aesthetic, while ★ and ✪ look bold and strong. Mix stars with moons ☾ and clouds ☁ for a dreamy night theme.
The sparkles emoji ✨ is one of the most used emoji in the world. People put it around words to make them feel special, exciting or magical: ✨ new post ✨.
Stars in documents and design
In documents, a star can mark an important point, a footnote or a favourite item. In slides and posters, a large ★ is an easy icon that matches your text colour. Designers like ✦ for clean, modern accents, and teachers use ⭐ for rewards in worksheets and class chats.
Find the right star
Every star has its own name, like “black star”, “white star”, “eight pointed black star” or “sparkle”. In Unicode, black means filled and white means outline. Search a word like “star”, “sparkle” or “asterisk” to see every option, or open a star with the i button to see similar characters.
Stars for festivals and holidays
Stars are part of many celebrations. Christmas cards often use ★ and 🌟 for the star on top of the tree. Diwali and Eid wishes shine with ✨ and 🌙. New Year posts use 🎆 with 💫 and 🌠 to wish for good luck. Kids’ party invites and school certificates also look brighter with a few gold stars ⭐ around the title.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I type a star symbol?
- Copy ★ or ☆ from this page and paste it. Most keyboards do not have a star key besides the asterisk *.
- What is the difference between ★ and ⭐?
- ★ is a text star that follows your font colour. ⭐ is a colourful emoji star drawn by your device.
- How do I write a 5-star rating?
- Type five stars: ★★★★★. For four stars use ★★★★☆.
- What does ✨ mean?
- Sparkles means something is special, new, magical or pretty. It is also used to add emphasis to words.
- Which star symbol looks most aesthetic?
- Small ones like ⋆, ✦ and ✧ look soft and aesthetic, especially when spaced around a word.
- What does 💫 mean?
- The dizzy symbol 💫 shows a swirling star. People use it to mean dazzled, dreamy or magical.