Party popper Emoji

Activities

A gold party cone tilted to the right, ejecting a spray of colorful confetti and streamers into the air. It represents the immediate joy of a festive surprise or a triumphant moment.

Usage Context

This is the go-to emoji for announcing good news, birthdays, anniversaries, or general high-energy celebration. People often use it alongside 🎈 or 🥳 to amplify the festive vibe in group chats and social media shout-outs.

History

Part of the original set of emojis adapted from Japanese cellular carrier iconography, this character formalized the universal signal for a 'tada!' moment. Its design draws from the physical paper-wrapped explosive devices that scatter glitter when their string is pulled.

Details

Glyph

🎉

Unicode

U+1F389

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f389:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDF89;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Activities

Subcategory event

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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