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Coin

Coin Emoji

Objects

A shiny, circular metal coin depicted at a slight angle, showcasing a raised relief design. It reflects light to suggest a polished surface, commonly representing hard currency or wealth.

Usage Context

Used to discuss financial transactions, savings, or the act of paying for something. It is frequently sent when talking about crypto, investments, or flipping a coin to make a decision. People often pair it with the 💰 money bag or 💳 credit card to signal a focus on spending or earning.

History

Added in Unicode 13.0 in 2020, the coin was introduced to provide a more specific visual for physical currency that wasn't tied to a particular country's paper banknote design, following years of requests for a general symbol representing money in its most traditional, metallic form.

Details

Glyph
🪙
Unicode
U+1FA99
Shortcode
:emoji_u1fa99:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory money
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
coinmoneycurrencygoldmetalsilvertreasurecashfinancesavingsinvestmentflip a coin

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

Apache 2.0SIL OFL 1.1Noto Repository

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