A traditional cap worn at graduation ceremonies. Emoji

Objects

A dark-colored mortarboard cap featuring a flat, square top and a dangling tassel. This headwear is the standard attire for students participating in commencement ceremonies worldwide.

Usage Context

Used to celebrate academic achievements, finishing a course, or receiving a diploma. It is frequently sent as a sign of congratulations to friends or family members who have just finished school, often alongside party-related icons like 🎉 or 🥳.

History

The mortarboard cap dates back to 16th-century European universities. The emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of a push to include more representations of common life events and global educational milestones.

Details

Glyph

🎓

Unicode

U+1F393

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f393:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDF93;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory clothing

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

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