✨ Meaning – Sparkles Emoji

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Sparkles, lights and shiny elements are usually connected to the concept of stars both literally and metaphorically. This emoji is composed by three little sparkles and can be used in different contexts, usually when talking about something or someone elegant, famous, and “shiny”. Sparkle Emoji is a perfect complement to expressions such as “you’re shining like a bright star”.

The Sparkles Emoji appeared in 2010, and now is mainly known as the Sparkle Emoji, but also may be reffered as the Sparkly Emoji. Sometimes it is mentioned as the Sparkle Symbol.

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Sparkle Emoji details

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Uncode codepoint: U+2728
Unicode name: Sparkles
Category: Activities / Events
Keywords: sparkle, star, entertainment
Windows Alt-code: Alt+2728
Decimal HTML Entity: ✨
Hex HTML Entity: ✨
UTF-16 hex: 0x2728
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_(fire)
Version: Unicode 6.0
Year: 2010 (see all emoji of 2010)

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🌐 Sparkle Emoji translations

Language	CLDR Name	Keywords
Deutsch	funkelnde Sterne	Funkelnde Sterne, Sterne
Français	étincelles	étincelle, étoile, étoiles
Русский	блестки	блестка, звезда, звезды, искры, мерцание, свет
Español	chispas	bengala, estrellas, estrellas centelleantes
Italiano	stelline	scintille, stelle
Português	brilhos	estrelas, estrelas brilhantes, faíscas
Polski	gwiazdki	gwiazdy

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How to type Sparkles Emoji

There are number of methods to type Sparkle Emoji. Easiest way is to copy & paste, but other methods, like windows alt-codes and HTML-entities (for web sites) are also popular enough.

You may use this Copy and Paste Emoji List to copy/type emoji one-by-one or this Online Emoji Keyboard to write all your message at one time and copy it when finished.

Copy and paste ✨ emoji

It's very easy to get Sparkles Emoji both on computer and mobile without any emoji keyboard installed. All you need is to select, copy and paste this symbol: . Select this like a regular text, and copy to the clipboard. After doing that, switch to another website or application and paste emoji using context menu or keyboard. Hint: use Ctrl/Cmd+C keys to copy, and Ctrl/Cmd+V to paste emoji.

Even if emoji symbol or smiley looks like a black square or question mark, it most probably will be converted into appropriate image by web site or application where you paste it.

To avoid misunderstandings, first carefully read ✨ meaning and look at ✨ pictures before sending it to somebody: some emoji don't mean what you think they mean ;-)

✨ emoji Alt-codes for Windows

It's easy to type emoji or any other Unicode character with code value up to U+0ffff by it's alt-code in MS Windows. Here are instructions.

Press and hold Alt key on keyboard.

Hit the Plus (+) button on numeric keypad.

Type the hexadecimal Unicode value digit-by-digit

Now release the Alt key and you'll see your character.

Note 1. This method works only for unicode codepoints U+0ffff and bellow.

Note 2. If this trick does not work, you should check some settings in your Windows Registry. If you don't know what the Registry is, please don't try this! Run regedit.exe and navigate to the HKEY_Current_User/Control Panel/Input Method branch. Add EnableHexNumpad key with type of REG_SZ and set it to "1". You may need to log off and back on to enable this input type.