What does ๐ Pine Decoration mean?
A kadomatsu, the traditional Japanese New Year decoration made from cut bamboo stalks and pine branches. Pairs of them stand beside the entrances of homes and shops to welcome the deity of the new year and the good fortune it brings. The emoji mostly appears in New Year greetings from Japan or among people celebrating Shลgatsu, and is sometimes borrowed simply for bamboo, gardens or a fresh, lucky start.
๐ Pine Decoration is an emoji from the Activities category (events & celebrations), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about bamboo, celebration, Japanese and plant.
Example messages
๐ Pine Decoration on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Pine Decoration looks on each platform.
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Pine Decoration emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Pine Decoration 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 :bamboo:.
When was the Pine Decoration emoji added?
๐ Pine Decoration 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 Pine Decoration. The underlying code (U+1F38D) 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.