What does 🀄 Mahjong Red Dragon mean?
The red dragon tile from mahjong, marked with the red Chinese character 中. It stands for the game of mahjong, which is popular across China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and many diaspora communities, and is used for invitations to a game, family gatherings at Lunar New Year and showing off a winning hand. It also works more broadly as a nod to Chinese culture.
🀄 Mahjong Red Dragon is an emoji from the Activities category (games & toys), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
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🀄 Mahjong Red Dragon on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Mahjong Red Dragon looks on each platform.
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Mahjong Red Dragon emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Mahjong Red Dragon 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 :mahjong:.
When was the Mahjong Red Dragon emoji added?
🀄 Mahjong Red Dragon 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 Mahjong Red Dragon. The underlying code (U+1F004) 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.