Red envelope Emoji

Activities

A bright red rectangular envelope decorated with a golden character, typically representing the Chinese word for 'luck' or 'fortune.' It is sealed with a golden flap, mirroring the traditional paper pouches used to gift currency.

Usage Context

Used to celebrate Lunar New Year, weddings, birthdays, or graduations. In digital communication, it often signifies sending a monetary gift, expressing well wishes for prosperity, or acknowledging a special occasion. It is frequently sent alongside celebratory icons like 🎊 or 💰.

History

Red envelopes have been a fixture of East Asian culture for centuries, traditionally used to pass money as a blessing for good luck. The emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2018 to reflect the massive shift toward digital 'hóngbāo' payments, which became a common way to share fortune via mobile apps during the holidays.

Details

Glyph

🧧

Unicode

U+1F9E7

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9e7:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDE7;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Activities

Subcategory event

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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