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U+2728 · Emoji 0.6 · Activities
Overview
Sparkles is depicted as a cluster of three four-pointed stars or glints of light, encoded at U+2728 in the event subcategory of the Activities group. It was standardized in Unicode 6.0 and Emoji 0.6 in 2015. The shimmering marks connote magic, cleanliness, novelty, or excitement, and the emoji frequently adds emphasis or a decorative flourish around words. It can suggest that something is new, special, or freshly done, and in text it often frames a phrase for celebratory or ironic effect. A lightweight, widely compatible way to add visual shine, the single-codepoint character renders without a joiner or modifier.
Three golden sparkling stars or glittering flashes of light. Used to indicate something special, magical, clean, or to add visual excitement to a message.
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Embed Code & API
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Encoding
| Unicode | U+2728 |
| UTF-8 | 0xE2 0x9C 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 | 0x2728 |
| HTML | ✨ |
| CSS | \2728 |
| Python | \U00002728 |
| JavaScript | \u{2728} |
| Java | \u2728 |
Unicode Properties
From emoji-data.txt & emoji-variation-sequences.txt (Unicode 0.6)
| Extended_Pictographic | Yes |
| Emoji_Presentation | Yes |
| Emoji | Yes |
| emoji-data.txt | 2728 ; Extended_Pictographic # 0.6 ✨ sparkles |
| Python regex | regex.match(r'\p{Extended_Pictographic}', '✨') |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does the ✨ sparkles emoji mean?
Sparkles is depicted as a cluster of three four-pointed stars or glints of light, encoded at U+2728 in the event subcategory of the Activities group. It was standardized in Unicode 6.0 and Emoji 0.6 in 2015. The shimmering marks connote magic, cleanliness, novelty, or excitement, and the emoji frequently adds emphasis or a decorative flourish around words. It can suggest that something is new, special, or freshly done, and in text it often frames a phrase for celebratory or ironic effect. A lightweight, widely compatible way to add visual shine, the single-codepoint character renders without a joiner or modifier.
What is the Unicode codepoint of sparkles?
The sparkles emoji (✨) is 2728, encoded in Unicode 0.6.
When was the sparkles emoji released?
sparkles was released in Emoji 0.6 (2015).