What does ๐ฃ mean?
Bomb: an explosion, a 'bombshell' of news, a big hit โ or a threat, so use with care.
Its official Unicode name is BOMB and its CLDR short name is "bomb" (in Hungarian: "bomba"). It belongs to the Objects group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- boom
- comic
- dangerous
- explosion
- hot
In Hungarian: kรฉpregรฉny, robban, robbanรกs, veszรฉlyes
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws ๐ฃ in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F4A3. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- BOMB
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- bomba
- English name (CLDR)
- bomb
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Objects ยท tool
- Length
- 1 code point ยท 4 bytes in UTF-8 ยท 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :bomb:
Related emojis
- Net with handle
- Hammer
- Axe
- Pick
- Hammer and pick
- Hammer and wrench
- Dagger
- Crossed swords
Frequently asked questions
What does the ๐ฃ emoji mean?
Bomb: an explosion, a 'bombshell' of news, a big hit โ or a threat, so use with care.
How do I type the ๐ฃ emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "boom".
When was the ๐ฃ emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.