Star and crescent emoji meaning

The star and crescent emoji, widely recognized as a symbol tied to Islam, depicts a crescent moon with a star positioned to its right. This image is commonly associated with Islamic culture, faith, and heritage. While the crescent moon and star are not directly mentioned in Islamic scripture, they have historically been embraced as symbols by various Islamic empires, most notably the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the star and crescent are frequently seen on the flags of several countries with Islamic traditions. This emoji is often used in digital communication to represent Islam, Muslim identity, or topics related to Islamic culture and history.

The star and crescent emoji was approved in Unicode 1.1 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/11052