I think your single points just need to be wrapped in a vector:
using CairoMakie
fig = Figure()
ax = Axis(fig[1, 1])
heatmap!(ax, rand(4, 4))
scatter!(ax, [2.5], [2.5]; marker='๐', markersize=100)
# Can also use a Point
scatter!(ax, Point(3.5, 1.5); marker='๐', markersize=100)
fig
Edit: added an example using Point
