Keycap: 9 Emoji

Symbols

A blue or grey square keycap featuring the numeral nine in the center. It mimics the look of a physical button found on a standard telephone keypad or a computer numpad.

Usage Context

Used to denote the number nine, highlight a specific list item, or signal a countdown. It is frequently combined with other numbered keys like 8⃣ or 0⃣ to create sequences, phone numbers, or scoring updates in group chats.

History

Part of the original Unicode 1.1 release in 1993, this character was developed to ensure that early Japanese mobile messaging systems could accurately display graphical representations of standard telephone interfaces.

Details

Glyph
9⃣
Unicode
U+0039 U+20E3
Shortcode
:emoji_u0039_20e3:
HTML Entity
9⃣

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category Symbols
Subcategory keycap
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
9keycapninenumber 9buttondial padnumpadlist itemcountdownsequence

Microsoft Fluent License

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