Kimono Emoji

Objects

A traditional Japanese T-shaped garment shown in a folded or hanging position, typically featuring a patterned wrap-around design with long, wide sleeves. The colors and fabric details vary across platforms, reflecting the ornate textiles of high-quality silk kimonos.

Usage Context

Used to discuss Japanese culture, formal events, travel, or fashion choices. It is the go-to icon for talking about traditional festivals, weddings, or tea ceremonies, and is frequently grouped with other cultural icons like 🌸 or 🍵.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the initial emoji wave meant to represent cultural identity. Its inclusion reflects the influence of early Japanese mobile carrier sets, which required visual shorthands for traditional items of national significance.

Details

Glyph

👘

Unicode

U+1F458

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f458:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC58;

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

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 2.0 SIL OFL 1.1 Noto Repository