🎎
Japanese dolls
Unicode: 1F38E
Description
A colourful, spiral-shaped party popper, often depicted with confetti or streamers bursting out. It represents celebration and excitement.
Group:
Activities > event
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents joy, celebration, or excitement. Often used to signify a party, a special event, or good news.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010), becoming a popular digital symbol for festive events. It's a digital representation of the real-world party popper, a classic item used in celebrations worldwide.
Usage Examples
- Birthday wishes: 'Happy birthday! Let's celebrate! 🎉🥳'
- Announcing good news: 'Got the job! 🎉'
- New Year's Eve: 'Happy New Year! 🎉🎇'
- General celebration: 'It's a party! 🎉'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used for birthday parties, New Year's Eve, graduations, or any festive occasion.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage for celebrations, but also frequently used in online gaming communities to signify victory or a special achievement.