sparkles Emoji
✨ · U+2728 · Emoji 0.6
What does the sparkles emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
The sparkles emoji ✨ add shine, excitement, magic or a "clean and fresh" feeling. They are also used sarcastically to emphasize a phrase.
How to copy the sparkles emoji
To use the sparkles emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+2728), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
sparkles emoji on different platforms
How the sparkles emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
sparkles Emoji Details
| Emoji | ✨ |
| Name | sparkles |
| Category | Activities |
| Codepoints | U+2728 |
| Shortcode | :sparkles: |
| Emoji version | 0.6 |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
sparkles Emoji FAQ
The sparkles emoji ✨ add shine, excitement, magic or a "clean and fresh" feeling. They are also used sarcastically to emphasize a phrase.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste ✨ wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+2728, introduced in Emoji version 0.6 (Unicode 0.6). Its shortcode is :sparkles:.