The moon and star symbol is one character, ☪, named star and crescent by Unicode. Most of the other 117 entries hold a text moon, ☾ or ☽. What it means is an encyclopedia's job.
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Which way the moon faces
☾ opens to the right and ☽ to the left, so a star goes after the first and before the second: ☾⋆ and ⋆☽. That is how ☪ holds its star. For a moon with star symbol in another weight, Moon and star symbols has 19 pairs, from ★ down to a raised plus sign.
Kaomoji, flags and one flaw
Moon kaomoji has 15 faces of our own, from (˘ω˘)☾⋆ to one with moons for eyes. Flags with a crescent and star holds the 12 national flags Wikipedia shows with the design. One flaw: ☾ and ☽ can come from different fonts. On the computer used to check this page, one drew solid and the other in outline.
Tips
☪, ☾ and ☽ sit in Miscellaneous Symbols; the small star ⋆ is from Mathematical Operators.
☪ is copied with U+FE0E after it, which asks a phone to keep it flat and not draw an emoji.
The search box takes one word: pair finds 19 entries, kaomoji 15 and flag 12.
Questions and answers
Is there a moon and star emoji?
One. ☪ followed by U+FE0F is the emoji star and crescent, from Emoji 0.7, and it sits with the religion symbols on the praying hands page. CLDR files 15 emoji under moon and 15 under star, and none under both. The two-emoji answer is 🌙⭐.
Which flags have a moon and star?
Wikipedia's article Star and crescent shows eight current national flags with a crescent and one star: Türkiye, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Malaysia and Mauritania. Singapore, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and the Comoros have a crescent and several stars. All 12 are here as emoji.
What is the difference between ☽ and ☾?
Unicode names ☽ first quarter moon and ☾ last quarter moon, and its names list gives both a second name, alchemical symbol for silver. ☽ opens to the left and ☾ to the right. The 🌙 emoji may show either, by the same list.
★☽Black star and moonU+2605 U+263D. Black star, then first quarter moon. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. The same, facing the other way.
㊊Circled ideograph moonU+328A Circled ideograph moon. Enclosed CJK Letters and Months block, Unicode 1.1. The Han character for moon in a circle. The names list notes it as Monday.
☽First quarter moonU+263D First quarter moon. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. The text moon that opens to the left. The names list gives it the same second name, alchemical symbol for silver.
✦☽Four-point star and moonU+2726 U+263D. Black four pointed star, then first quarter moon. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1; Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. Four points first, then the moon.
☾Last quarter moonU+263E Last quarter moon. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. The text moon that opens to the right. The names list also calls it alchemical symbol for silver.
☾★Moon and black starU+263E U+2605. Last quarter moon, then black star. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. A full-size solid star. The heaviest pair here.
☾✦Moon and four-point starU+263E U+2726. Last quarter moon, then black four pointed star. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1; Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. A solid four-point star.
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Moon and star symbols, continued
☾⊹Moon and glintU+263E U+22B9. Last quarter moon, then Hermitian conjugate matrix. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1; Mathematical Operators block, Unicode 1.1. The star here is a mathematical sign that happens to look like a glint of light.
☾✩Moon and outlined starU+263E U+2729. Last quarter moon, then stress outlined white star. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1; Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. A smaller outlined star from the Dingbats block.
☾⁺Moon and raised plusU+263E U+207A. Last quarter moon, then superscript plus sign. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1; Superscripts and Subscripts block, Unicode 1.1. A superscript plus sign for a very small star.
☾⭑Moon and small black starU+263E U+2B51. Last quarter moon, then black small star. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1; Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, Unicode 5.1. A small solid star from Unicode 5.1. Older fonts may lack it.
☾⋆Moon and small starU+263E U+22C6. Last quarter moon, then star operator. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1; Mathematical Operators block, Unicode 1.1. The star sits in the open side of the moon, as it does in the single character.
☾✧Moon and white four-point starU+263E U+2727. Last quarter moon, then white four pointed star. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1; Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. The four-point star in outline.
☾☆Moon and white starU+263E U+2606. Last quarter moon, then white star. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. An outlined star.
☽⋆Moon turned away from the starU+263D U+22C6. First quarter moon, then star operator. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1; Mathematical Operators block, Unicode 1.1. The same idea with the other moon.
⋆☾Moon with the star behind itU+22C6 U+263E. Star operator, then last quarter moon. Mathematical Operators block, Unicode 1.1; Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. The star is at the back of the moon, outside the curve.
✩Outlined starU+2729 Stress outlined white star. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1. The small outlined star in the pairs above. The star page has every other one.
✩☽Outlined star and moonU+2729 U+263D. Stress outlined white star, then first quarter moon. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1; Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. The same, mirrored.
⏾Power sleep symbolU+23FE Power sleep symbol. Miscellaneous Technical block, Unicode 9.0. A crescent for the sleep button of a machine. The names list points from it to the last quarter moon.
⏾⋆Sleep symbol and starU+23FE U+22C6. Power sleep symbol, then star operator. Miscellaneous Technical block, Unicode 9.0; Mathematical Operators block, Unicode 1.1. The crescent off a sleep button, from Unicode 9.0, with a star. It draws as an empty box where the font is older than that.
⋆☽Small star and moonU+22C6 U+263D. Star operator, then first quarter moon. Mathematical Operators block, Unicode 1.1; Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. The mirror image of the pair before it: this moon opens to the left, so the star goes first.
⭒☽Small white star and moonU+2B52 U+263D. White small star, then first quarter moon. Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, Unicode 5.1; Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. A small outlined star, also from Unicode 5.1.
☪︎Star and crescentU+262A Star and crescent. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. The moon and star symbol as one character. The Unicode names list adds no other name or use to it. CLDR files its emoji form under crescent and star, the only emoji under both. Has an emoji form too, so it is copied with U+FE0E, the selector that keeps it as plain text.
⋆Star operatorU+22C6 Star operator. Mathematical Operators block, Unicode 1.1. The small star in most of the pairs above. A mathematical sign, so it takes your text colour and size.
星Star, in HanU+661F CJK unified ideograph-661F. CJK Unified Ideographs block, Unicode 1.1. Unihan gives: a star, planet; any point of light.
✧☽White four-point star and moonU+2727 U+263D. White four pointed star, then first quarter moon. Dingbats block, Unicode 1.1; Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. The outline version, mirrored.
☆☽White star and moonU+2606 U+263D. White star, then first quarter moon. Miscellaneous Symbols block, Unicode 1.1. Outlined star first, then the moon that opens towards it.
Ready-made moon and star clusters 17
· ˚ ✩ ☾ ✩ ˚ ·Divider: fading out from the middle
˚₊‧☾‧₊˚One moon with dust on both sides
₊˚⊹☾A glint and a halo before the moon
⋆ ✩ ☾ ✩ ⋆ ✩ ☽ ✩ ⋆Divider: both moons in a row of stars
⋆⁺₊☾Star dust, then a moon
⋆⁺₊☾ ┈┈┈┈┈┈ ☽₊⁺⋆Divider: a dashed line between two clusters
⋆｡°✩☾Two stars drifting into a moon
── ⋆ ☾ ⋆ ──Divider: a solid rule round one moon
☽˚｡⋆The left-opening moon, then specks and a star
☽⋆⁺₊⋆☾Two moons back to back round the stars
☾ ⋆ ☾ ⋆ ☾ ⋆ ☾Divider: moons and stars in turn
☾ ⋆*･ﾟA moon trailing sparkles
☾⋆⁺₊A moon, then star dust
☾⋆｡˚Moon, star, two specks
☾✩⋆✩☽Three stars between the two moons
✩₊˚.☾Outlined star, specks, moon
｡⋆☾⋆｡A star on each side of the moon
Moon and star emoji 18
🌙Crescent moonU+1F319. The moon on its own. The Unicode names list says it may indicate either the first or last quarter moon, so which way it faces is up to whoever drew it. Emoji 0.6.
🥐CroissantU+1F950. Here because CLDR files it under crescent, along with three moons and the star and crescent. Emoji 3.0.
💫DizzyU+1F4AB. A star going in a circle. CLDR files it under star and shooting. Emoji 0.6.
🌛First quarter moon faceU+1F31B. A crescent with a face. Emoji 0.6.
🌕Full moonU+1F315. No face. It has a text form, so **Text style** above the grid changes it. Emoji 0.6.
🌝Full moon faceU+1F31D. The full moon, looking at you. Emoji 1.0.
🌟Glowing starU+1F31F. A star with rays. CLDR files it under night. Emoji 0.6.
🌜Last quarter moon faceU+1F31C. The crescent facing the other way. CLDR files it under dreams, and it has a text form. Emoji 0.7.
🌌Milky wayU+1F30C. The whole sky. Emoji 0.6.
🎑Moon viewing ceremonyU+1F391. The Unicode names list calls it the Japanese Otsukimi harvest celebration. CLDR files it under moon. Emoji 0.6.
🌚New moon faceU+1F31A. The new moon, also looking at you. Emoji 1.0.
🌃Night with starsU+1F303. A city under stars. CLDR files it under star and night, and not under moon. Emoji 0.6.
🦉OwlU+1F989. Up at this hour. Emoji 3.0.
🌠Shooting starU+1F320. A star on the move. CLDR files it under night. Emoji 0.6.
✨SparklesU+2728. Three glints. CLDR files it under star. Emoji 0.6.
⭐StarU+2B50. The star on its own. Unicode names the character white medium star. Emoji 0.6.
🔭TelescopeU+1F52D. For a closer look. Emoji 1.0.
💤ZZZU+1F4A4. CLDR files it under night, goodnight and sleep. Emoji 0.6.
Flags with a crescent and star 12
🇩🇿Flag of AlgeriaU+1F1E9 U+1F1FF. A crescent and one star. Wikipedia dates it to 1958. Emoji 2.0.
🇦🇿Flag of AzerbaijanU+1F1E6 U+1F1FF. A crescent and one star. Wikipedia dates it to 1918, brought back in 1991. Emoji 2.0.
🇱🇾Flag of LibyaU+1F1F1 U+1F1FE. A crescent and one star. Wikipedia dates it to 1951, brought back in 2011. Emoji 2.0.
🇲🇾Flag of MalaysiaU+1F1F2 U+1F1FE. A crescent and one star. Wikipedia dates the design to 1948. Emoji 2.0.
🇲🇷Flag of MauritaniaU+1F1F2 U+1F1F7. A crescent and one star. Wikipedia dates it to 1959. Emoji 2.0.
🇵🇰Flag of PakistanU+1F1F5 U+1F1F0. A crescent and one star. Wikipedia dates it to 1947. Emoji 2.0.
🇸🇬Flag of SingaporeU+1F1F8 U+1F1EC. A crescent and five stars, by Wikipedia's count. Emoji 2.0.
🇰🇲Flag of the ComorosU+1F1F0 U+1F1F2. A crescent and four stars, by Wikipedia's count. Emoji 2.0.
🇹🇳Flag of TunisiaU+1F1F9 U+1F1F3. A crescent and one star. Wikipedia says Tunisia was the first to put the design on a national flag, in 1831. Emoji 2.0.
🇹🇷Flag of TürkiyeU+1F1F9 U+1F1F7. A crescent and one star. Wikipedia calls it the most prominent example of the design. Emoji 2.0.
🇹🇲Flag of TurkmenistanU+1F1F9 U+1F1F2. A crescent and five stars, by Wikipedia's count. Emoji 2.0.
🇺🇿Flag of UzbekistanU+1F1FA U+1F1FF. A crescent and twelve stars, by Wikipedia's count. Emoji 2.0.
Moon kaomoji 15
( ˘ᵕ˘ )☾⋆Eyes shut, content
(=^･ω･^=)☾A cat and a moon
(˘ω˘)☾⋆Asleep beside a moon and star
(˘ᵕ˘☽The same, facing left
(☽ᴗ☾)Moons for eyes
(☾ω☽)Moons for eyes, the other way round
(っ˘ω˘ς)☾Curled up under a moon
₍ᐢ. .ᐢ₎☾A rabbit and a moon
⋆☽(•ᴗ•)☾⋆A moon and a star on each side
☆(･ω･)☾A star in one hand, a moon in the other
☾˘ᵕ˘)The moon is the back of the head
ヽ(•‿•)ノ☾⋆Arms up at the moon
( ᴗ_ᴗ)☾ zZBowing out for the night
☾(´-ω-`)zzzDozing, with the moon behind
(｡-ω-)zzz ☾Snoring at the moon
Moon and star wrappers for a name 9
☾ ⁺˖ name ˖⁺ ☽Brackets with small plus signs inside
☾⋆ name ⋆☽The two moons as brackets, a star inside each
☪︎ name ☪︎The single character on each side, kept flat
⋆⁺₊☾ name ☽₊⁺⋆Brackets with star dust outside
⊹☾ name ☽⊹Brackets with a glint outside
｡☾ name ☽｡Brackets and a speck
✩☽ name ☾✩Moons with their backs to the name
🌙✨ name ✨🌙Moon and sparkles on both sides
🌙 name ⭐Moon emoji before, star emoji after
Night words in styled letters 6
⋆ 𝔤𝔬𝔬𝔡𝔫𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 ☾Goodnight in Fraktur
⋆ 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘳 ⋆Stargazer in sans-serif italic
☾ 𝓶𝓸𝓸𝓷𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 ⋆Moonlight in bold script
☾ 𝓼𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓽 𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓶𝓼 ☽Sweet dreams between the moons
☾ 𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕠𝕨𝕝 ⋆Night owl in double-struck
✩ ｌｕｎａ ✩Luna in fullwidth letters
Moon and star emoji combos 12
🌙🌟Moon and glowing starCrescent moon, then glowing star. The louder version.
🌙✨Moon and sparklesCrescent moon, then sparkles. The softer version.
🌙⭐Moon and starCrescent moon, then star. The two-emoji answer, for where the single character is not wanted.
🌙💤Moon and ZZZCrescent moon, then ZZZ. Gone to bed.
🌚🌝New and fullNew moon face, then full moon face. The dark one and the bright one.
🌙🦉Night owlCrescent moon, then owl. Still up.
🌃🌙Night skyNight with stars, then crescent moon. The one emoji with stars and no moon, and then the moon.
✨🌙✨⭐✨Sky fullSparkles, then crescent moon, then sparkles, then star, then sparkles. Five emoji, for a line of its own.
⭐🌙⭐Star, moon, starStar, then crescent moon, then star. A star on each side.
🌌🔭StargazingMilky way, then telescope. The sky and something to look at it with.
🌛🌜The two moon facesFirst quarter moon face, then last quarter moon face. Both crescents with faces, in code point order. Whether they look at each other depends on who drew them.
🌠🌙WishShooting star, then crescent moon. A shooting star passing the moon.
How this list was compiled: Built by script on 2026-09-19, not typed by hand. Every character was checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt): the code points and the character names in the notes come from that file, names in sentence case. Block names come from Blocks.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Blocks.txt) and the Unicode version each character arrived in from DerivedAge.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/DerivedAge.txt), both version 18.0.0. Other names and uses of a character come from the annotations in NamesList.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/NamesList.txt). That is where alchemical symbol for silver (on both text moons), the pointer from the power sleep symbol to the last quarter moon, Monday on the circled ideograph and the line that the crescent moon emoji may indicate either the first or last quarter moon come from. The names list annotates U+262A star and crescent with nothing, and this page adds nothing about what it stands for. The emoji, their names, code points and Emoji version numbers come from emoji-test.txt, version 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt); names are the CLDR short names printed in that file, in sentence case. Emoji search words are from the CLDR English annotations (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotations/en.xml and https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotationsDerived/en.xml, main branch). That list files moon under 15 emoji and star under 15, with none under both; crescent under five, one of them the croissant; and star and crescent is the only emoji under both crescent and star. The build stops if any of that changes. Which characters have an emoji form, and the text-style sequences that keep them plain, come from emoji-data.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-data.txt) and emoji-variation-sequences.txt (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-variation-sequences.txt), version 18.0.0. Meanings and Mandarin readings of Chinese characters are the kDefinition and kMandarin fields of Unihan_Readings.txt in Unihan.zip, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Unihan.zip). The flags are the current national flags that Wikipedia's article Star and crescent, section National flags (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_and_crescent#National_flags, wikitext read 2026-09-19), shows with the design: Turkey, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Malaysia and Mauritania with one star, and Singapore, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and the Comoros with a crescent alongside several stars. The years and star counts in the notes are that article's. Flags of former states and of territories that are not sovereign states were left out. Which way each text moon opens was checked by drawing the characters with CoreText on macOS on 2026-09-19. Every pair, cluster, kaomoji, wrapper, styled word, divider and combo is this site's own assembly, and the tile names are our own. All sources were checked on 2026-09-19. Licence: own work