Fire Emoji
Travel
A vibrant, stylized flame shaped like a teardrop, typically depicted in bright orange, yellow, and red. It represents an active fire or an intense source of heat.
Usage Context
Widely used to describe something that is fashionable, excellent, or intense, as in the slang term 'lit.' It is also the universal shorthand for high-temperature situations, cooking, or the concept of burning. On platforms like Snapchat, it signals a long-running interaction streak between users, often paired with 💯.
History
The fire emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Unicode 6.0. Its visual design draws inspiration from early Japanese mobile carrier emoji sets, which used simple flame icons to indicate weather or hazard warnings in text messages.
Details
Glyph
🔥
Unicode
U+1F525
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f525:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Travel
Subcategory sky & weather
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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