Balloon represents parties, birthdays and celebrations. ๐ Balloon is an emoji from the Activities category. Its Unicode code point is U+1F388 and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ๐ Balloon mean?
Balloon represents parties, birthdays and celebrations. It adds a light, festive feel to greetings and invitations.
The ๐ Balloon emoji belongs to the events & holidays group of the Activities category. It is commonly associated with birthday, celebrate and celebration. Balloon has been available since Unicode 6.0 (2010), so it displays on almost all current devices. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :balloon: to insert it.
Balloon emoji codes
| Emoji | ๐ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F388 |
| HTML entity (decimal) | 🎈 |
| HTML entity (hex) | 🎈 |
| CSS | \1F388 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F388} |
| Python | \U0001F388 |
| URL-encoded | %F0%9F%8E%88 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 8E 88 |
| Shortcode | :balloon: |
How to type ๐ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for โballoonโ.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for โballoonโ.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search โballoonโ.
- HTML: write
🎈in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Balloon keywords
- birthday
- celebrate
- celebration
Frequently asked questions
What does ๐ mean?
Balloon represents parties, birthdays and celebrations. It adds a light, festive feel to greetings and invitations.
How do I copy and paste the Balloon emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ๐ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press โ Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ๐ Balloon added to Unicode?
Balloon was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Related Events & Holidays emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicodeยฎ Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.