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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.
2017 December 15, Ruby Lott-Lavigna, “I Spent a Day Eating at the Most Instagrammable Restaurants of 2017”, in VICE[1] (quotation in English; overall work in English):But what would my trip be if I didn’t Instagram my food? I upload a picture of the avo toast with the caption “✨✨✨one of the prettiest red velvet rose latte i’ve ever seen !!! ✨✨✨✨ , despite the fact I have only ever seen one red velvet rose latte in my life.
2022 September 21, Kenzie Bryant, “Gisele Bündchen Tweets Support for Tom Brady Amid Rumors of Rift”, in Vanity Fair[2] (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[3] (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[4] (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, often implying a magic-like feature.
See also
References
- Michelle Cheng (1 December 2023), “How ✨ became the unofficial AI emoji”, in Quartz[5], 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[6], 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[7], 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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