🥌
curling stone
Unicode: 1F94C
Description
A gold medal, typically round with a relief design, and a ribbon attached. It symbolizes first place or victory in a competition.
Group:
Activities > sport
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents victory, achievement, success, excellence, and winning.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 9.0 (2016) as part of a set of Olympic-themed emojis. It quickly became a standard way to represent first place and general success.
Usage Examples
- Celebrating a win: 'We won the championship! 🥇'
- Acknowledging a top performer: 'She got the highest score on the exam! 🥇'
- Expressing personal achievement: 'Finished my marathon today! 🥇'
- Congratulating someone: 'You totally aced it! 🥇'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Universally understood as a symbol of winning and top performance in sports and other competitions.
East Asian culture:
Similar interpretation, widely used to signify success and being the best in various contexts, not just sports.