Boomerang Emoji

Objects

A curved wooden hunting tool depicted mid-flight, showing the iconic shape used for throwing and returning. It is colored in shades of brown to mimic natural wood grain.

Usage Context

Used to describe things that come back around, such as a situation or a person returning after leaving. It is a popular way to signal a 'comeback' or to joke about a bad decision that has negative consequences, often paired with 🔄 or 🔙.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2020, the boomerang represents an ancient tool developed by Indigenous Australians. Its inclusion in the emoji set reflects its status as a global pop-culture shorthand for the idea that actions have cyclical results.

Details

Glyph

🪃

Unicode

U+1FA83

Shortcode

:emoji_u1fa83:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDE83;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory tool

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

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