sparkles
sparkles meaning
The sparkles emoji ✨ shows a little cluster of shining stars and adds a sense of magic, newness, and delight to a message. People use it to celebrate something special, to mark 'clean' or 'fresh', and to give a phrase a soft, aesthetic glow — often wrapping ✨words✨ in sparkles for playful or ironic emphasis.
Meaning
The sparkles emoji ✨ shows a little cluster of shining stars and adds a sense of magic, newness, and delight to a message. People use it to celebrate something special, to mark 'clean' or 'fresh', and to give a phrase a soft, aesthetic glow — often wrapping ✨words✨ in sparkles for playful or ironic emphasis. It signals good vibes, glamour, and a touch of enchantment, whether you're announcing exciting news, praising a glow-up, or just decorating a caption. Gentle and universally positive, it makes almost anything feel a bit more magical.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Sparkle
How to use it
- Big news coming soon ✨
- Feeling ✨fancy✨ tonight
- Fresh haircut, fresh start ✨
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
Emoji look different on Apple, Google, Samsung, and other platforms.
Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | vonke |
| አማርኛ | የእሳት ፍንጣሪዎች |
| العربية | ومضات |
| অসমীয়া | চিকমিকনি |
| azərbaycan | qığılcımlar |
| башҡорт | осҡондар |
| беларуская | іскры |
| български | звездички |
| বাংলা | দ্যুতি |
| bosanski | iskrice |
| català | espurnes |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᏥᏍᏓᎷᎩᏍᎩ |
| čeština | jiskry |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | йӑлтӑркка |
| Cymraeg | gwreichion |
| Deutsch | funkelnde Sterne |
| dolnoserbšćina | se błyšćece gwězdy |
| Ελληνικά | αστράκια |
| English | sparkles |
| español | chispas |
| eesti | sädemed |
| euskara | distira |
| فارسی | درخشش |
| suomi | säihke |
| Filipino | kumikinang |
| føroyskt | neistafok |
| français | étincelles |
| Gaeilge | drithlí |
| Gàidhlig | lainnirean |
| galego | chispas |
| ગુજરાતી | ચમકતા તારા |
| Hausa | ƙyalƙyalai |
| עברית | נצנוץ |
| हिन्दी | चमकदार तारे |
| hrvatski | iskre |
| hornjoserbšćina | so zybolace hwězdy |
| magyar | szikrák |
| հայերեն | կայծեր |
| Indonesia | berkilau |
| íslenska | stjörnur |
| italiano | stelline |
| 日本語 | きらきら |
| Jawa | mbang api |
| ქართული | ნაპერწკლები |
| қазақ тілі | ұшқындар |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ۇشقىندار |
| ខ្មែរ | ចែងចាំង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಹೊಳೆಯುವ |
| 한국어 | 블링블링 |
| कोंकणी | ठिणगी काडपी |
| кыргызча | учкундар |
| ລາວ | ປະກາຍໄຟ |
| lietuvių | kibirkštėlės |
| latviešu | zibšņi |
| македонски | светки |
| മലയാളം | തിളങ്ങുന്നവ |
| монгол | гэрэлтэх |
| मराठी | चमकणारे |
| Melayu | berkilauan |
| မြန်မာ | မီးပွင့်များ |
| नेपाली | चमक |
| Nederlands | sterretjes |
| norsk | stjerner |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଚମକିଲା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਫੁੱਲਝੜੀਆਂ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Spákuls |
| polski | gwiazdki |
| پښتو | پړقېدونکي |
| português | brilhos |
| rumantsch | sbrinzlas |
| română | steluțe |
| русский | блестки |
| سنڌي | ڦلجڙيون |
| တႆး | ႁိူဝ်ႈလႅင်းဝိတ်းဝွတ်း |
| සිංහල | දියමන්ති |
| slovenčina | iskry |
| slovenščina | iskrice |
| Soomaali | dhalaali |
| shqip | xixëllima |
| српски | искре |
| srpski | iskre |
| svenska | gnistrande stjärnor |
| Kiswahili | nyota |
| தமிழ் | ஒளிரும் நட்சத்திரம் |
| తెలుగు | చిన్న చిన్న మెరుపులు |
| ไทย | ประกายวิบวับ |
| ትግርኛ | ስፓርክ |
| türkmen dili | uçgunlar |
| lea fakatonga | fetapatapaki |
| Türkçe | parıltılar |
| українська | блискітки |
| اردو | چمکتے ستارے |
| o‘zbek | uchqunlar |
| Tiếng Việt | ánh lấp lánh |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Awọn Titan |
| 粵語 | 閃 |
| 粤语 | 闪 |
| 中文 | 闪亮 |
| 繁體中文 | 閃爍 |
| isiZulu | okukhazimulayo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+2728 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :sparkles:
- Category
- Activities
FAQ
- What does the sparkles emoji (✨️) mean?
- The sparkles emoji ✨ shows a little cluster of shining stars and adds a sense of magic, newness, and delight to a message. People use it to celebrate something special, to mark 'clean' or 'fresh', and to give a phrase a soft, aesthetic glow — often wrapping ✨words✨ in sparkles for playful or ironic emphasis.
- How do you type the sparkles emoji?
- Copy the sparkles emoji ✨️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the sparkles emoji in?
- The sparkles emoji belongs to the Activities category.