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Prayer beads

Prayer beads Emoji

Objects

A string of spherical beads, usually depicted in a loop with a dangling pendant or tassel. It mimics the physical tools used in various faiths to count repetitive prayers or meditation chants.

Usage Context

Used to denote religious devotion, meditation, or a calm, spiritual state of mind. People often use it when discussing prayer practices, mindfulness, or simply as a decorative way to represent peace. It is frequently seen alongside the 🙏 or 🧘 emojis to reinforce themes of faith and inner reflection.

History

Prayer beads have been used for thousands of years across Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam to keep track of prayer cycles. This specific graphic was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 to help users represent these widespread spiritual tools in digital conversations.

Details

Glyph
📿
Unicode
U+1F4FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4ff:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category Objects
Subcategory clothing
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
prayer beadsdhikrreligiousclothingnecklacereligionrosarymeditationspiritualitymalafaithdevotion

Microsoft Fluent License

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