Grinning Face with Star Eyes

🤩 Meaning

The 🤩 emoji depicts a face with a wide, beaming smile and stars for eyes. Its official name is "Star-Struck ."

🤩 Delight and admiration. Expresses extreme delight, when something or someone evokes a storm of positive emotions. Similar to the phrases "Wow!", "Amazing!", "I'm thrilled!"

🤩 Star fever, adoration. Shows that you feel awe for a celebrity, idol, or someone you greatly admire.

🤩 Intense excitement and anticipation. Used to express incredible enthusiasm for an upcoming event.

🤩 Pride. Can express pride in oneself or in another person's achievements.

Usage

🤩 is the emoji for the brightest and most positive moments.

• Reaction to breaking news or events:

  • "You won tickets to a concert!" - "🤩🤩🤩 I can't believe it!"

• Expression of adoration for an idol:

  • "I saw him in person yesterday, he's so cool! 🤩"

• A compliment that emphasizes strong admiration:

  • "You look absolutely incredible in these photos! 🤩"

• To show enthusiasm and anticipation:

  • "Just a week until vacation! 🤩"

• Reaction to someone's cool idea or achievement:

  • "Did you write this program yourself? It's brilliant! 🤩"

How it appeared

The 🤩 emoji was added to Unicode 10.0 in 2017 and has since quickly become popular for expressing hyper-positive emotions.

• Origin of the image: The idiom "seeing stars" in English can mean either dizziness from happiness and delight, or the feeling of being struck by a blow. In the case of this emoji, the exclusively positive meaning is used—"blinded with admiration."
• Pop Culture: A classic image in cartoons and comics is when a character sees something they desire and stars light up in their eyes.

Interesting facts

• The hyperbole emoji 🤩 is rarely used to describe ordinary, everyday joy. It's reserved for the most vibrant and exceptional moments.
• "I'm a fan" substitute: In internet slang, this emoji has become the visual equivalent of "I'm a fan of this" or "This drives me crazy (in a good way)."
• Visual Vibrancy: The stars in the eyes make this emoji very noticeable in the feed, it immediately attracts attention and conveys emotion even without text.

Combination with other emoji

🤩 Pairs perfectly with other "supernova" emojis.

🤩 + 😍: A combination of admiration and infatuation. Perfect for reacting to an idol or something incredibly beautiful.

🤩 + 🎉 / 🥳: Expressing delight at a holiday or celebration.

• "Happy birthday! I wish you the best! 🤩🎉"

🤩 + ⭐️ / ✨ / 🌟: Enhances the "star" effect, radiance and shine.

• "Your performance was brilliant! ⭐️🤩"

🤩 + 💫 / 🚀: To express a feeling of "carrying away" delight, flight, dizziness from happiness.

🤩 + 🤯: A combination that means your mind is blown.

🤩 for SEO content

This emoji is ideal for niches related to entertainment, glamour, inspiration, and strong emotions.

1. Entertainment industry: Movie soundtracks, trailers, TV series announcements, celebrity posts.
2. Show business and social events: News about stars, awards, premieres.
3. Marketing and Advertising: To introduce a "dream product," limited-time offers, or huge sales (e.g., "Black Friday! Up to 90% off! 🤩").
4. Beauty and fashion industry: To showcase stunning looks, makeup, and new collections.
5. Motivational and inspirational platforms: To celebrate a great success or goal achievement.
6. Event industry: Announcements of grand concerts, festivals, parties.

Where NOT to use it:

• Serious business proposals (unless it's a creative studio).
• Funeral or sad news.
• Formal notifications and documents.