Need to type these symbols directly using physical keyboard shortcuts on Windows? Use the following Alt Code chart:
Symbol
Name
Windows Alt Code
Unicode Hex
HTML Entity
✧
White Four Pointed Star Sparkle
Alt + 10023
U+2727
✧
✦
Black Four Pointed Star Sparkle
Alt + 10022
U+2726
✦
⋆
Star Operator (Tiny Sparkle)
Alt + 8902
U+22C6
⋆
✨
Sparkles Emoji (Gold Glitter)
Alt + 10024
U+2728
✨
❇
Eight Spoked Asterisk Sparkle
Alt + 10055
U+2747
❇
❈
Heavy Sparkle Asterisk
Alt + 10056
U+2748
❈
⁺₊˚
Aesthetic Superscript Floating Sparkles
Alt + 8314
U+207A
⁺
୭
Aesthetic Swirl Sparkle
Alt + 3437
U+0D6D
൭
Why Sparkle Symbols Dominate Aesthetic Social Media
Sparkle symbols (✧ ✦ ⋆ ✨) are the quintessential visual signature of modern "soft", "cottagecore", and "fairycore" internet aesthetics. Because they are delicate, symmetrical, and minimalist, they elevate plain text captions into dreamy, polished statements without taking up excessive line height.
Popular Sparkle Combinations for Bios
✧・゚: *✧・゚:* magical *:・゚✧*:・゚✧
⋆。°✩ dream big ✩°。⋆
✦ 2004 ✦ creative director ✦
⁺₊˚ 𝓫𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓮𝓭 ˚₊⁺
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Hold down the Alt key and type 10023 on the numeric keypad to type the white four-pointed sparkle (✧), or Alt + 10022 for the black filled version (✦).
✧ (U+2727) is a monochrome text symbol that adopts your current font color (black in light mode, white in dark mode). ✨ (U+2728) is a full-color emoji that renders as yellow/gold glitter on all operating systems.
Yes! Discord server owners love using ✧ and ✦ to organize categories and channel names, such as ✧・announcements or ✦・welcome.