# ☪️ Star and crescent emoji

☪️ Star and crescent is an emoji in the religion set of Symbols. It was added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. Related words: islam, Muslim, ramadan and religion.

- Emoji: ☪️
- Unicode name: star and crescent
- Code points: U+262A U+FE0F
- Category: Symbols, Religion
- Added: Emoji 0.7 (2014)
- GitHub shortcode: :star_and_crescent:
- Keywords: crescent, islam, Muslim, ramadan, religion, star
- Page: https://emojichart.com/star-and-crescent-emoji

## What it means

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 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 (es) | media luna y estrella | estrella, islam, luna, media luna y estrella, religión |
| Français (fr) | lune et étoile | étoile, islam, lune, lune et étoile, musulman, musulmane, ramadan, religion |
| Deutsch (de) | Hilal und Stern | Hilal, Islam, Muslim, Religion, Stern |
| Italiano (it) | mezzaluna e stella | Islam, Islamismo, mezzaluna, mezzaluna e stella, mezzaluna islamica, musulmano, religione, stella |
| Português (pt) | estrela e lua crescente | estrela e lua crescente, islã, muçulmano, religião, símbolo islã |
| Nederlands (nl) | wassende maan en ster | islam, moslim, ramadan, religie, ster, wassende maan |
| Svenska (sv) | stjärna och halvmåne | halvmåne, islam, muslim, religion, stjärna och halvmåne |
| Polski (pl) | gwiazda i półksiężyc | gwiazda i półksiężyc, islam, muzułmanin, religia |
| Türkçe (tr) | ay yıldız | ay yıldız, din, islam, İslam, müslüman, Müslüman |
| Русский (ru) | звезда и полумесяц | вера, звезда, ислам, мечеть, мусульманин, мусульманство, полумесяц, Рамадан, религия, символ |
| Українська (uk) | зірка і півмісяць | зірка і півмісяць, іслам, мусульманин, релігія |
| Ελληνικά (el) | αστέρι και ημισέληνος | αστέρι και ημισέληνος, θρησκεία, ισλάμ, μουσουλμανικός, Μουσουλμάνος, ραμαζάνι |
| العربية (ar) | هلال ونجمة | إسلام, دين, رمز, مسلم, هلال ونجمة |
| עברית (he) | כוכב וסהר | איסלם, דת, כוכב, כוכב וסהר, מוסלמי, סהר |
| فارسی (fa) | هلال و ستاره | اسلام, مذهب, مسلمان, هلال و ستاره |
| हिन्दी (hi) | चाँद और तारा | इस्लाम, चाँद और तारा, चांद और तारा, धर्म |
| বাংলা (bn) | তারা এবং অর্ধচন্দ্রাকার | ইসলাম, তারা এবং অর্ধচন্দ্রাকার, ধর্ম, মুসলিম |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | bintang dan bulan | agama, bintang, bulan sabit, Islam, muslim, ramadan |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | sao và trăng lưỡi liềm | hồi giáo, người theo đạo hồi, sao và trăng lưỡi liềm, tôn giáo |
| ไทย (th) | พระจันทร์เสี้ยวและดาว | พระจันทร์เสี้ยวและดาว, มุสลิม, ศาสนา, อิสลาม |
| 日本語 (ja) | 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 (ko) | 초승달과 별 | 라마단, 무슬림, 별, 이슬람, 종교, 초승달, 초승달과 별 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 星月 | 伊斯兰, 宗教, 斋戒月, 星月, 穆斯林 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 伊斯蘭教星月 | 伊斯蘭教, 伊斯蘭教星月, 星月, 齋戒月 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): ster en sekelmaan
- Akan (ak): nsoroma ne krɛsɛnte
- Albanian (sq): yll dhe gjysmëhënë
- Amharic (am): ኮከብ እና ግማሽ ጨረቃ
- Armenian (hy): աստղ և մահիկ
- Assamese (as): তৰা আৰু কাঁচিজোন
- Azerbaijani (az): ulduz və aypara
- Bashkir (ba): йондоҙ һәм ярым ай
- Basque (eu): izarra eta ilargierdia
- Belarusian (be): зорка і паўмесяц
- Bosnian (bs): polumjesec i zvijezda
- Breton (br): steredenn ha kreskenn
- Bulgarian (bg): полумесец със звезда
- Burmese (my): ကြယ်နှင့် လခြမ်း
- Canadian French (fr-CA): étoile et croissant de lune
- Cantonese (yue): 星同新月
- Catalan (ca): creixent lunar i estel
- Cherokee (chr): ᏃᏈᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏍᏈᏘ
- Chuvash (cv): ҫӑлтӑрпа ҫур уйӑх
- Croatian (hr): zvijezda i polumjesec
- Czech (cs): hvězda a půlměsíc
- Danish (da): stjerne og halvmåne
- Estonian (et): täht ja kuusirp
- Faroese (fo): stjørna og hálvmáni
- Filipino (fil): star and crescent
- Finnish (fi): kuunsirppi ja tähti
- Galician (gl): media lúa e estrela
- Georgian (ka): ვარსკვლავი და ნახევარმთვარე
- Gujarati (gu): ચાંદ અને તારો
- Hausa (ha): tauroro da hilali
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): star aur crescent
- Hungarian (hu): csillag és félhold
- Icelandic (is): stjarna og skarður máni
- Igbo (ig): kpakpando na ọnwa
- Irish (ga): réalta agus corrán
- Javanese (jv): lintang lan mbulan anyaran
- Kalaallisut (kl): stjerne og halvmåne
- Kannada (kn): ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಅರ್ಧಚಂದ್ರ
- Kazakh (kk): жұлдыз бен жарым ай
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): جۇلدىز بەن جارىم اي
- Khmer (km): សញ្ញាអឌ្ឍច័ន្ទនិងផ្កាយ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): inyenyeri n’ukwezi kw’imboneka
- Konkani (kok): नखेत्र आनी चंद्रकोर
- Kyrgyz (ky): ай жана жылдыз
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): ch’umil chi’l uk’iyem
- Lao (lo): ພະຈັນສ້ຽວ ແລະ ດາວ
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): estrella y creciente
- Latvian (lv): zvaigzne un pusmēness
- Lithuanian (lt): žvaigždė ir pusmėnulis
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): gwězda a połmjaseck
- Luxembourgish (lb): Stär an Hallefmound
- Macedonian (mk): ѕвезда и полумесечина
- Malay (ms): bintang dan bulan sabit
- Malayalam (ml): ഇസ്ലാമിക ചിഹ്നം
- Maltese (mt): stilla u nofs qamar
- Marathi (mr): तारा आणि चंद्रकोर
- Mongolian (mn): од ба хавирган сар
- Māori (mi): whetū me pewa
- Nepali (ne): तारा र अर्धचन्द्र
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Sta An Mun Wé Kọv
- Northern Sotho (nso): naledi e khutlohlano
- Norwegian (no): stjerne og halvmåne
- Odia (or): ତାରା ଏବଂ ଅପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର
- Oromo (om): urjii fi ji’a
- Pashto (ps): هلال او ستوری
- Punjabi (pa): ਤਾਰਾ ਅਤੇ ਇਸਲਾਮੀ ਰਾਜ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): ستارہ اتے ہلال
- Quechua (qu): quyllur chaymanta chawpi killa
- Romanian (ro): stea și semilună
- Romansh (rm): farcla da la glina cun staila
- Sardinian (sc): farche de luna e isteddu
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): corran is rionnag
- Serbian (sr): звезда и полумесец
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): звијезда и полумјесец
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): zvezda i polumesec
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): zvijezda i polumjesec
- Shan (shn): လၢဝ်လႄႈလိူၼ်ၽၢၵ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): تارو ۽ چنڊ
- Sinhala (si): අඩසඳ සහ තරුව
- Slovak (sk): hviezda a polmesiac
- Slovenian (sl): zvezda in polmesec
- Somali (so): bil iyo xiddig
- Swahili (sw): nyota na mwezi mwandamo
- Tajik (tg): ситора ва салиб
- Tamil (ta): இஸ்லாம் சின்னம்
- Telugu (te): నక్షత్రం మరియు చంద్రవంక
- Tigrinya (ti): ኮኾብ ከምኡ`ውን ቅርጺ ማዕጺድ
- Tongan (to): fetuʻu moe kalipa
- Tswana (tn): naledi le sephatlo sa yone
- Turkmen (tk): ýyldyz we ýarymaý
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): hwězda a połměsačk
- Urdu (ur): ستارہ اور ہلال
- Uyghur (ug): يۇلتۇز ۋە ھىلال ئاي
- Uzbek (uz): yulduz va yarim oy
- Welsh (cy): seren a chilgant
- Wolof (wo): biddeew ak weer
- Xhosa (xh): inkwenkwezi neceba
- Yoruba (yo): ìràwọ̀ àti òṣùpá tí kò tí yọ tán
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ìràwɔ̀ àti òshùpá tí kò tí yɔ tán
- Zulu (zu): inkanyezi nocezu lwenyanga

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| 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}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/star-and-crescent-emoji