A pair of gloves worn on the hands for warmth or protection.

A pair of gloves worn on the hands for warmth or protection. Emoji

Objects

A pair of thick, knitted or fabric gloves, typically rendered in a bright color like blue or orange. They are designed to cover the fingers and palms completely for insulation.

Usage Context

Used to signal cold weather, the start of winter, or a need for physical protection. People frequently send this to announce they are heading out into the snow or preparing for tasks that require manual labor, often paired with the ❄️ or 🧥 emojis.

History

Gloves were added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of Emoji 3.0. Their inclusion responded to the rising demand for more weather-specific clothing items to better reflect seasonal changes and workplace safety gear in digital communication.

Details

Glyph
🧤
Unicode
U+1F9E4
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9e4:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X
Category Objects
Subcategory clothing
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
gloveshandswinterclothesclothinghandwarmthcoldprotectiongearmittens

Twemoji Attribution

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