🎉
party popper
Unicode: 1F389
Description
Exploding party popper, typically yellow or gold, with colorful confetti and streamers bursting out. It often has a white string or ribbon at the bottom.
Group:
Activities > event
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Celebration, joy, excitement, festivity, congratulations, surprise, fun.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Party poppers have a long history as a party novelty, dating back to the late 19th century. The emoji perfectly captures the essence of an instantaneous burst of celebration.
Usage Examples
- Happy Birthday! 🥳🎉🎊
- New Year's Eve countdown! 🥂🎆
- We did it! We won! 🏆✨
- Surprise party! 🎂🎁
- Congratulations on your graduation! 🎓👨🎓
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely used for birthdays, New Year's Eve, graduation, parties, and any special occasion worth celebrating.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage to Western culture, often used in conjunction with other festive emojis to amplify the celebratory mood.