Sparkles emoji ✨: meaning and how to use it
Newness, magic, celebration — and, wrapped around words, playful ✨emphasis✨ or gentle sarcasm.
Sparkles
Unicode U+2728
What does ✨ mean?
Newness, magic, celebration — and, wrapped around words, playful ✨emphasis✨ or gentle sarcasm.
When to use it
• Announcing something new or improved
• Adding emphasis around a phrase
Examples
New feature just dropped ✨
I love ✨meetings✨
When to avoid it
Overuse in product copy can feel gimmicky.
Use it as an icon
Need sparkles as an SVG or PNG instead of a text character? Open it in the IconVaults editor to recolor, resize and export it in one click.
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What is the Unicode code point for ✨?
Sparkles is U+2728.
How do I type ✨?
On Windows press Win + . (period); on macOS press Ctrl + Cmd + Space; on phones use the emoji keyboard. Or copy it from this page.