Symbols · Emoji 0.7
☪️Star and Crescent Emoji
Generally, when someone sends you the ☪️ emoji, they’re showing their support for Islam or simply identifying as Muslim. It’s a way to share their faith or connect with others who share it.
The ☪️ emoji is a star with a crescent moon.
- Unicode
- U+262A U+FE0F
- Released
- 2014
- Shortcode
- :star_
and_ crescent: - Skin tones
- No
01 — Meaning
What does the ☪️ Star and Crescent emoji mean?
One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 6 of them.
02 — Platforms
Star and Crescent emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X
Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the star and crescent as 9 vendors ship it.
See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.
03 — Copy & codes
Star and Crescent emoji copy and paste
Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :star_and_crescent:.
All emoji copy and paste →In your code
Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+262A.
04 — How to type
How to type the ☪️ Star and Crescent emoji
No picker to hand? The star and crescent can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.
05 — Download
Star and Crescent emoji PNG and SVG
Grab the star and crescent as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 9 of them.
Emoji PNG library →
Apple
Google
Twitter / X
Facebook
Microsoft
06 — Combinations
Star and Crescent emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around star and crescent for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
All combinations →Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.
07 — In conversation
What ☪️ means from a girl or a guy
Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.
08 — Around the world
What ☪️ means in other countries
Widely read as an Islam symbol because it sits on several national flags, though many Muslims don’t treat it as an official religious emblem.
Appears on the national flag, tied to state and cultural identity more than doctrine.
Used loosely to represent Islam in chat, even though it has no liturgical status.
Sometimes used as decorative shorthand for “Middle East” generally, which flattens the region.
Before you send it: Good for flag or holiday references; avoid using it as a stand-in label for “a Muslim person” in jokes.
09 — Apps
What ☪️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord
One code point, several readings — where the star and crescent lands changes how it is taken.
11 — Difference
☪️ vs ✡️ — what is the difference?
Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.
Unicode name: Star and Crescent
Code: U+262A U+FE0F · added 2014
Shortcode: :star_and_crescent:
Generally, when someone sends you the ☪️ emoji, they’re showing their support for Islam or simply identifying as Muslim.
Unicode name: Star Of David
Code: U+2721 U+FE0F · added 2014
Shortcode: :star_of_david:
Generally, the ✡️ emoji means “Jewish” or “Jewish identity.”
12 — History
Where the ☪️ Star and Crescent emoji came from
When it was approved, which release it landed in, and how long phones have had it.
Star and Crescent was approved as U+262A U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.
Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so ☪️ is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.
13 — FAQ