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A pair of gloves worn on the hands for warmth or protection.

A pair of gloves worn on the hands for warmth or protection. Emoji

Objects

A pair of thick, knitted or fabric gloves, typically rendered in a bright color like blue or orange. They are designed to cover the fingers and palms completely for insulation.

Usage Context

Used to signal cold weather, the start of winter, or a need for physical protection. People frequently send this to announce they are heading out into the snow or preparing for tasks that require manual labor, often paired with the ❄️ or 🧥 emojis.

History

Gloves were added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of Emoji 3.0. Their inclusion responded to the rising demand for more weather-specific clothing items to better reflect seasonal changes and workplace safety gear in digital communication.

Details

Glyph
🧤
Unicode
U+1F9E4
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9e4:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory clothing
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Tags
gloveshandswinterclothesclothinghandwarmthcoldprotectiongearmittens

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

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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