What emoji means excited? 🤩, 🥳, 😆 and the rest of the excited faces
There is no emoji officially named "excited", but Star-Struck is the one people mean when they ask. Its Unicode name is Grinning Face with Star Eyes, it arrived in Unicode 10.0 in 2017, and it says "wow, I can't believe this is happening" at the top of your voice. Partying Face (Unicode 11.0, 2018) is excitement with a party hat on: the news is in and the celebration has started. Grinning Squinting Face and Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes are the big, eyes-shut grins of someone who can hardly sit still, and are the open-mouthed smileys that read as "yes!" rather than a polite smile.
A few faces carry more specific flavours. Exploding Head is excitement that has turned into disbelief, the "mind blown" face. Shaking Face, new in Unicode 15.0 (2022) and on phones since 2023, is a face vibrating with shock or excitement, and it has become the "I'm literally shaking" emoji. and are excitement about someone or something you adore, are the "OMG" faces, and the giggly "I can't look" kind, and says you are watching and waiting. Even is often excited: "I got the tickets " is happy screaming, not grief.
Excited emoji combos: can't wait, big announcement and pure hype
The strongest excited emoji combos stack a face with an effect. is the all-purpose "so excited"; is "yes, finally!"; is "party time". For hype, the effects do the work on their own: for something that is amazing (fire has meant "lit" since the 2010s), for "absolutely", for energy and impact, for something taking off. is "my mind is blown" and is "shaking with excitement".
"Can't wait" has its own set. Put the thing you are waiting for next to a countdown: for a trip, for a concert, for a theme-park day, for a game release, for a date you are counting down to, for "I'm on my way". For an announcement post or a product launch, open with or and close with : " Big news… " is the pattern most brands and creators use, and flag that something is new and worth a look.
Length matters. Three to five emoji in a row read as excitement; a whole line of them reads as shouting. Repeating one emoji is the exception: , or ‼️‼️ are how people turn the volume up on purpose.
Excited but nervous, super excited, and which excited emoji to use with whom
Nervous excitement, the feeling before an exam result, a first date or a big trip, is Grimacing Face with or : says "excited but terrified". Grinning Face with Sweat is the lighter version, and Face with Peeking Eye is "I can't watch". For "super excited" or "very excited", stack the stars instead of the faces: or is louder than any single face.
In a work chat, Raising Hands, Clapping Hands and Party Popper carry excitement without looking unprofessional; Slack and GitHub call them :raised_hands:, :clap: and :tada:. With friends, and the dancers are fair game. When a girl or a guy sends or in reply to your plan, it means they are genuinely looking forward to it; or adds warmth, adds a bit of shyness.
Excited emoji on WhatsApp, iPhone and Discord
On WhatsApp, iPhone and Android the fastest way to find an excited emoji is to search the emoji keyboard for "star" (), "party" ( ) or "fire". On a Windows computer press Windows key . (period) to open the emoji panel; on a Mac press Control Command Space. Everything on this page copies with one tap and pastes into any app.
Discord and Twitch have their own hype culture: servers add custom "hype" emotes, but the standard and work everywhere and in reactions. On Instagram and TikTok, and are the usual excited comment, and ‼️ after a word ("TONIGHT‼️") is the caption-writer's way of raising the voice.
Excited symbols and text: !!!, ‽, and kaomoji
Where colour emoji do not render, or in a bio or username, use excited symbols. The exclamation mark does most of the work: !!! in text, ‼️ and as emoji, as a decorative ornament, and ‽ the interrobang, which asks a question and shouts at the same time ("it's really happening‽"). Stars and sparkles stand in for and ; and are text lightning bolts; is a text rocket; and , a stick figure with its arms raised, is the plainest "yay" there is.
Kaomoji are the text form of an excited face: ヾ()o, ٩۶, ﾉ:･ﾟ and \/ all read as cheering with both arms up. The eyes and and the arms ヾ ٩ ۶ and ﾉ are ordinary Unicode characters, so the faces survive anywhere plain text does; the Kaomoji Symbols collection has the full kit.
Symbols
123Click a symbol to copy it and open its page.
Excited faces
From star-struck to shaking: the faces that say I can't wait
Can't wait: countdowns and plans
What people are excited for, with the clock ticking
How to use them
6 situationsClick to copyExcited Emoji combos
15Worth knowing
- has no "excited" in its official name: Unicode calls it Grinning Face with Star Eyes, and the short name Star-Struck comes from being dazzled by a celebrity. It was added in Unicode 10.0 in 2017, in the same release as Exploding Head.
- Raising Hands is officially Person Raising Both Hands in Celebration, from Unicode 6.0 (2010). Many people read it as a praise or "hallelujah" gesture, which is why it works both as "yes!" and as "thank goodness".
- Shaking Face was approved in Unicode 15.0 in September 2022 and reached iPhones with iOS 16.4 in March 2023. Its proposal listed shock and excitement among the feelings it was meant to show.
- The interrobang ‽ was invented in 1962 by Martin K. Speckter, a New York advertising executive, as a single mark for exclaiming a question. It has been in Unicode since version 1.1.
- Confetti Ball shows a Japanese kusudama, a decorative ball that splits open to shower confetti and streamers at an opening or a celebration.
Questions people ask
8What emoji means excited?
Star-Struck is the closest thing to an official excited emoji. Partying Face, Grinning Squinting Face, Raising Hands and Party Popper say it too, and or add hype.
Is there an excited emoji?
Not under that name. (Grinning Face with Star Eyes) is used as the excited emoji on every platform, and Shaking Face is the newer "shaking with excitement" one.
How do I copy and paste excited emoji?
Tap any emoji in the grid on this page to copy it, then paste it into your chat, caption or post. Combos copy as one string.
What emoji to use for excited but nervous?
Grimacing Face with or , or Grinning Face with Sweat. reads as "I can't wait and I'm terrified".
What is a good excited emoji combo?
is the all-purpose one. says "finally", "mind blown", "can't wait" and announces something.
What is the can't wait emoji?
There is no single one; people use , (watching and waiting), (counting down) and the thing they are waiting for, like for a trip.
How do I find the excited emoji in WhatsApp?
Open the emoji keyboard and search "star" for or "party" for and . Or copy the emoji from this page and paste it into the message.
What does the excited emoji mean from a girl or a guy?
or in reply to a plan means they are genuinely looking forward to it. means they are celebrating with you, and adds a shy, giddy note.
