Partying face Emoji

Smileys

A yellow face with a party hat, a colorful noisemaker blowing from its mouth, and confetti floating around its head. The expression is one of pure excitement and festive joy.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to choice for birthdays, promotions, or any major life achievement. It captures the high-energy vibe of a surprise party or a midnight countdown. It is frequently used alongside other celebratory icons like 🎉, 🎈, or 🎊 to amplify the festive mood of a message.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2018, this emoji was designed to address the growing demand for a more enthusiastic, expressive way to signal 'let's celebrate' beyond the standard party popper. It quickly became one of the most popular faces used on social media platforms during New Year's Eve and graduation seasons.

Details

Glyph

🥳

Unicode

U+1F973

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f973:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD73;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Smileys

Subcategory face-hat

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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.

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