What does 🪮 Hair Pick mean?
A hair pick, or Afro comb, with long teeth for lifting and shaping curly and coily hair. It is closely tied to natural Black hair care and culture, and the real-life Afro pick with a raised-fist handle became a well-known symbol of Black pride. People use the emoji for wash days, hairstyles and natural hair pride. It arrived with Emoji 15.0, so older devices may not show it.
🪮 Hair Pick is an emoji from the Objects category (clothing & accessories), added in Emoji 15.0 in 2022. People use it in messages about Afro, comb and groom.
Example messages
🪮 Hair Pick on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Hair Pick looks on each platform.
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Hair Pick emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Hair Pick 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 :hair_pick:.
When was the Hair Pick emoji added?
🪮 Hair Pick was added in Emoji 15.0, released in 2022. 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 Hair Pick. The underlying code (U+1FAAE) 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.