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A pair of shorts worn as casual clothing.

A pair of shorts worn as casual clothing. Emoji

Objects

A pair of casual shorts, typically depicted in a bright color like blue or orange. The design mimics standard beachwear or athletic trunks with a simple elastic waistband.

Usage Context

Used to discuss summer plans, swimming, vacations, or dressing for hot weather. It is frequently sent alongside emojis like ☀️ to suggest a day at the beach or paired with 🏊 to signal a trip to the pool.

History

Shorts were added to the Unicode standard in 2018 as part of Emoji 11.0. Their inclusion responded to a growing demand for more diverse everyday clothing items, moving beyond basic shirts or generic trousers to represent seasonal leisure activities.

Details

Glyph
🩳
Unicode
U+1FA73
Shortcode
:emoji_u1fa73:
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
shortsclothingbathingpantssuitswimswimsuitunderwearsummerbeachvacationactivewearapparel

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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