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Emoji style
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| ✨︎ |
✨️
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| Text style is forced with ⟨︎⟩ and emoji style with ⟨️⟩.
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← ✧
[U+2727]
| Dingbats
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[U+2729]
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Translingual
Description
A cluster of three (usually yellow) four-pointed stars, one being larger than the other two.
Symbol
✨︎
- Indicating that something is sparkling new or clean.
- An emoji indicating joy, admiration, excitement, or celebration.
2022 September 21, Kenzie Bryant, “Gisele Bündchen Tweets Support for Tom Brady Amid Rumors of Rift”, in Vanity Fair[1] (quotation in English; overall work in English):Ahead of that game, which the Bucs won, his wife, Gisele Bündchen, tweeted, “Let’s go @TomBrady ! Let’s go Bucs ! ✨✨✨”
2023 October 11, Samantha Olson, “Mauricio Umansky Shuts Down Leslie Bega Romance Rumors After ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Dinner Date”, in Cosmopolitan[2] (in English):Leslie, who’s appeared on shows like The Sopranos, also shared her own post in support of the DWTS contestant. “✨DANCING WITH THE STARS✨ Supporting Mauricio tonight on Latin night! 💃🏻🕺🏻,” she wrote in her caption.
- (Internet slang) Enclosing a word or phrase to indicate emphasis, often with a hint of sarcasm or mockery.
2022 July 26, Mehera Bonner, “Every Single Thing to Know About Justin B. From ‘The Bachelorette’”, in Cosmopolitan[3] (quotation in English; overall work in English):They said his future on the show would be shrouded in ✨mystery✨ and ✨intrigue✨.
- (neologism, technology) Used in applications relating to generative artificial intelligence.
See also
References
- Michelle Cheng (1 December 2023) “How ✨ became the unofficial AI emoji”, in Quartz[4], archived from the original on 2 October 2024: “The list of companies working on AI products employing the sparkles emoji goes on: OpenAI and Google are using ✨, too.”
- Rachel Metz (10 July 2024) “Has Artificial Intelligence Co-opted the Sparkle Emoji?”, in Bloomberg[5], New York, N.Y.: Bloomberg L.P., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 July 2024: “AI sparkles have infiltrated corporate America, appearing in services like Zoom, Spotify and the Washington Post.”
- Jazper Lu (17 August 2024) “How the Sparkles Emoji Became the Symbol of Our AI Future”, in The Wall Street Journal[6], New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 August 2024: “One of the earliest examples of the sparkles emoji's use in AI came in early 2021, when AI marketing startup Jasper featured it in a content-creation tool and promotional materials, according to Stephanie Mencarelli, the company's vice president of design.”
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