Star and crescent emoji
A crescent moon with a small star beside it, a symbol widely linked with Islam that also appears on the flags of several Muslim-majority countries. People use it for Muslim faith and identity, and around Ramadan and Eid.
- Unicode name
- star and crescent
- Added
- Emoji 0.7 in 2014
- Code points
- U+262A U+FE0F
- Shortcode
:star_and_crescent:- Keywords
- crescent, islam, Muslim, ramadan, religion, star
How it looks
How to type ☪️
- iPhone and iPad
- Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “star and crescent”.
- Android
- In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “star and crescent”.
- Mac
- Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “star and crescent”.
- Windows
- Press Windows + . (period) and type “star and crescent”.
- GitHub
- Type :star_and_crescent: in an issue, pull request or comment.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español | media luna y estrella | estrella, islam, luna, media luna y estrella, religión |
| Français | lune et étoile | étoile, islam, lune, lune et étoile, musulman, musulmane, ramadan, religion |
| Deutsch | Hilal und Stern | Hilal, Islam, Muslim, Religion, Stern |
| Italiano | mezzaluna e stella | Islam, Islamismo, mezzaluna, mezzaluna e stella, mezzaluna islamica, musulmano, religione, stella |
| Português | estrela e lua crescente | estrela e lua crescente, islã, muçulmano, religião, símbolo islã |
| Nederlands | wassende maan en ster | islam, moslim, ramadan, religie, ster, wassende maan |
| Svenska | stjärna och halvmåne | halvmåne, islam, muslim, religion, stjärna och halvmåne |
| Polski | gwiazda i półksiężyc | gwiazda i półksiężyc, islam, muzułmanin, religia |
| Türkçe | ay yıldız | ay yıldız, din, islam, İslam, müslüman, Müslüman |
| Русский | звезда и полумесяц | вера, звезда, ислам, мечеть, мусульманин, мусульманство, полумесяц, Рамадан, религия, символ |
| Українська | зірка і півмісяць | зірка і півмісяць, іслам, мусульманин, релігія |
| Ελληνικά | αστέρι και ημισέληνος | αστέρι και ημισέληνος, θρησκεία, ισλάμ, μουσουλμανικός, Μουσουλμάνος, ραμαζάνι |
| العربية | هلال ونجمة | إسلام, دين, رمز, مسلم, هلال ونجمة |
| עברית | כוכב וסהר | איסלם, דת, כוכב, כוכב וסהר, מוסלמי, סהר |
| فارسی | هلال و ستاره | اسلام, مذهب, مسلمان, هلال و ستاره |
| हिन्दी | चाँद और तारा | इस्लाम, चाँद और तारा, चांद और तारा, धर्म |
| বাংলা | তারা এবং অর্ধচন্দ্রাকার | ইসলাম, তারা এবং অর্ধচন্দ্রাকার, ধর্ম, মুসলিম |
| Bahasa Indonesia | bintang dan bulan | agama, bintang, bulan sabit, Islam, muslim, ramadan |
| Tiếng Việt | sao và trăng lưỡi liềm | hồi giáo, người theo đạo hồi, sao và trăng lưỡi liềm, tôn giáo |
| ไทย | พระจันทร์เสี้ยวและดาว | พระจันทร์เสี้ยวและดาว, มุสลิม, ศาสนา, อิสลาม |
| 日本語 | 星と三日月 | イスラム教, ムスリム, 三日月, 宗教, 星, 星と三日月 |
| 한국어 | 초승달과 별 | 라마단, 무슬림, 별, 이슬람, 종교, 초승달, 초승달과 별 |
| 中文(简体) | 星月 | 伊斯兰, 宗教, 斋戒月, 星月, 穆斯林 |
| 中文(繁體) | 伊斯蘭教星月 | 伊斯蘭教, 伊斯蘭教星月, 星月, 齋戒月 |
Names in 100 more languages
| Afrikaans | ster en sekelmaan |
|---|---|
| Akan | nsoroma ne krɛsɛnte |
| Albanian | yll dhe gjysmëhënë |
| Amharic | ኮከብ እና ግማሽ ጨረቃ |
| Armenian | աստղ և մահիկ |
| Assamese | তৰা আৰু কাঁচিজোন |
| Azerbaijani | ulduz və aypara |
| Bashkir | йондоҙ һәм ярым ай |
| Basque | izarra eta ilargierdia |
| Belarusian | зорка і паўмесяц |
| Bosnian | polumjesec i zvijezda |
| Breton | steredenn ha kreskenn |
| Bulgarian | полумесец със звезда |
| Burmese | ကြယ်နှင့် လခြမ်း |
| Canadian French | étoile et croissant de lune |
| Cantonese | 星同新月 |
| Catalan | creixent lunar i estel |
| Cherokee | ᏃᏈᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏍᏈᏘ |
| Chuvash | ҫӑлтӑрпа ҫур уйӑх |
| Croatian | zvijezda i polumjesec |
| Czech | hvězda a půlměsíc |
| Danish | stjerne og halvmåne |
| Estonian | täht ja kuusirp |
| Faroese | stjørna og hálvmáni |
| Filipino | star and crescent |
| Finnish | kuunsirppi ja tähti |
| Galician | media lúa e estrela |
| Georgian | ვარსკვლავი და ნახევარმთვარე |
| Gujarati | ચાંદ અને તારો |
| Hausa | tauroro da hilali |
| Hindi (Latin) | star aur crescent |
| Hungarian | csillag és félhold |
| Icelandic | stjarna og skarður máni |
| Igbo | kpakpando na ọnwa |
| Irish | réalta agus corrán |
| Javanese | lintang lan mbulan anyaran |
| Kalaallisut | stjerne og halvmåne |
| Kannada | ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಅರ್ಧಚಂದ್ರ |
| Kazakh | жұлдыз бен жарым ай |
| Kazakh (Arabic) | جۇلدىز بەن جارىم اي |
| Khmer | សញ្ញាអឌ្ឍច័ន្ទនិងផ្កាយ |
| Kinyarwanda | inyenyeri n’ukwezi kw’imboneka |
| Konkani | नखेत्र आनी चंद्रकोर |
| Kyrgyz | ай жана жылдыз |
| Kʼicheʼ | ch’umil chi’l uk’iyem |
| Lao | ພະຈັນສ້ຽວ ແລະ ດາວ |
| Latin American Spanish | estrella y creciente |
| Latvian | zvaigzne un pusmēness |
| Lithuanian | žvaigždė ir pusmėnulis |
| Lower Sorbian | gwězda a połmjaseck |
| Luxembourgish | Stär an Hallefmound |
| Macedonian | ѕвезда и полумесечина |
| Malay | bintang dan bulan sabit |
| Malayalam | ഇസ്ലാമിക ചിഹ്നം |
| Maltese | stilla u nofs qamar |
| Marathi | तारा आणि चंद्रकोर |
| Mongolian | од ба хавирган сар |
| Māori | whetū me pewa |
| Nepali | तारा र अर्धचन्द्र |
| Nigerian Pidgin | Sta An Mun Wé Kọv |
| Northern Sotho | naledi e khutlohlano |
| Norwegian | stjerne og halvmåne |
| Odia | ତାରା ଏବଂ ଅପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର |
| Oromo | urjii fi ji’a |
| Pashto | هلال او ستوری |
| Punjabi | ਤਾਰਾ ਅਤੇ ਇਸਲਾਮੀ ਰਾਜ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ |
| Punjabi (Arabic) | ستارہ اتے ہلال |
| Quechua | quyllur chaymanta chawpi killa |
| Romanian | stea și semilună |
| Romansh | farcla da la glina cun staila |
| Sardinian | farche de luna e isteddu |
| Scottish Gaelic | corran is rionnag |
| Serbian | звезда и полумесец |
| Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) | звијезда и полумјесец |
| Serbian (Latin) | zvezda i polumesec |
| Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) | zvijezda i polumjesec |
| Shan | လၢဝ်လႄႈလိူၼ်ၽၢၵ်ႇ |
| Sindhi | تارو ۽ چنڊ |
| Sinhala | අඩසඳ සහ තරුව |
| Slovak | hviezda a polmesiac |
| Slovenian | zvezda in polmesec |
| Somali | bil iyo xiddig |
| Swahili | nyota na mwezi mwandamo |
| Tajik | ситора ва салиб |
| Tamil | இஸ்லாம் சின்னம் |
| Telugu | నక్షత్రం మరియు చంద్రవంక |
| Tigrinya | ኮኾብ ከምኡ`ውን ቅርጺ ማዕጺድ |
| Tongan | fetuʻu moe kalipa |
| Tswana | naledi le sephatlo sa yone |
| Turkmen | ýyldyz we ýarymaý |
| Upper Sorbian | hwězda a połměsačk |
| Urdu | ستارہ اور ہلال |
| Uyghur | يۇلتۇز ۋە ھىلال ئاي |
| Uzbek | yulduz va yarim oy |
| Welsh | seren a chilgant |
| Wolof | biddeew ak weer |
| Xhosa | inkwenkwezi neceba |
| Yoruba | ìràwọ̀ àti òṣùpá tí kò tí yọ tán |
| Yoruba (Benin) | ìràwɔ̀ àti òshùpá tí kò tí yɔ tán |
| Zulu | inkanyezi nocezu lwenyanga |
Codes
- Code points
U+262A U+FE0F- HTML
☪️- CSS
\262A\FE0F- JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{262A}\u{FE0F}- Python
\u262A\uFE0F- UTF-8 bytes
E2 98 AA EF B8 8F- UTF-16
262A FE0F- URL encoded
%E2%98%AA%EF%B8%8F
Questions
What does the ☪️ star and crescent emoji mean?
A crescent moon with a small star beside it, a symbol widely linked with Islam that also appears on the flags of several Muslim-majority countries. People use it for Muslim faith and identity, and around Ramadan and Eid.
How do I type the ☪️ emoji?
On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “star and crescent”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :star_and_crescent:.
When was the ☪️ emoji added?
☪️ was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014.
What is the Unicode code point for ☪️?
U+262A U+FE0F. In HTML you can write ☪️, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{262A}\u{FE0F}.