✨ or 🌟?

✨ sprinkles shine over something, 🌟 is the highlight itself.

✨

Sparkles U+2728

Three sparkles – newness, magic, or ironic emphasis around a word.

When does it fit?

News, emphasis, irony.

Open entry

🌟

Glowing Star U+1F31F

Glowing Star is commonly used for glittery, glow and glowing.

When does it fit?

Awards, highlights, recommendations.

Open entry

The difference in detail

✨ is three small sparkles and works almost like typographic emphasis: something is new, special or – when wrapped around a word – ironic. 🌟 is a single shining star and names the special thing itself.

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