What does 🎪 Circus Tent mean?
A striped circus big top. It stands for circuses, carnivals, fairs, festivals and theatrical shows. Figuratively it describes chaos or a ridiculous situation, as in “this place is a circus”. Combined with 🐒, it nods to the saying “not my circus, not my monkeys”, meaning a mess is someone else’s problem to solve.
🎪 Circus Tent is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (city scenes & attractions), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
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🎪 Circus Tent on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Circus Tent looks on each platform.
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Circus Tent emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Circus Tent emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🎪 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :circus_tent:.
When was the Circus Tent emoji added?
🎪 Circus Tent was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🎪 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Circus Tent. The underlying code (U+1F3AA) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.