Japanese dolls Emoji

Activities

Two traditional Japanese dolls, one male and one female, dressed in ornate, colorful silk kimono. They are typically displayed in a tiered arrangement, representing the Emperor and Empress of the Heian period.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to celebrate Hinamatsuri, or Girls' Day, held annually in Japan on March 3rd. People use it to talk about Japanese heritage, traditional culture, or formal celebrations involving family displays and special food. It is frequently paired with 🌸 to mark the arrival of spring or 🇯🇵 to denote Japanese cultural events.

History

These dolls were added to the Unicode standard in 2010. They represent the Hina-ningyō, which are passed down through families to bring good luck and health to young girls, a practice that dates back centuries in Japanese history.

Details

Glyph

🎎

Unicode

U+1F38E

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f38e:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDF8E;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Activities

Subcategory event

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

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