What does ๐ Japanese Dolls mean?
A pair of dolls in formal court dress, representing the emperor and empress that top the display for Hinamatsuri, Japanโs Doll Festival or Girlsโ Day on March 3. Families set out tiers of hina dolls to wish their daughters health and happiness. The emoji is used for the festival itself and for greetings to girls and their families, and sometimes for Japanese culture, traditional dress or a well-matched couple.
๐ Japanese Dolls is an emoji from the Activities category (events & celebrations), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about celebration, doll and festival.
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๐ Japanese Dolls on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Japanese Dolls looks on each platform.
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Japanese Dolls emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Japanese Dolls emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :dolls:.
When was the Japanese Dolls emoji added?
๐ Japanese Dolls was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Japanese Dolls. The underlying code (U+1F38E) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.