What emoji means congratulations?
If you send just one, send Party Popper. It is the default congratulations emoji on most apps; Slack and GitHub even call it :tada:, and it is the go-to reaction for good news in work chats. Clapping Hands is the applause version, Partying Face the personal one, and Raising Hands says "yes, finally!".
For achievements, reach for the podium: Trophy for a big win, 1st Place Medal for being the best, Sports Medal for finishing at all. and add hype, Face Holding Back Tears says "I'm so proud of you", and turn congratulations into a toast.
Congrats emoji for a new job, graduation, engagement or baby
People search "congratulations emoji for" a specific occasion more than anything else, and the trick is to add one emoji that names it. Promotion or new job: . Graduation: . Engagement: . Wedding: . New baby: . New home: . Passed an exam: .
The occasion emoji goes first or last, the celebration in the middle. That way even a three-emoji reply such as reads as a full sentence: "you got engaged, congratulations, cheers".
Congratulations emoji in Outlook, Teams and WhatsApp
Work email is where many people hunt for a congratulations emoji. In Outlook and Teams on Windows, press Windows key . (period) to open the emoji panel and search "party" or "clap"; on a Mac use Control Command Space. Everything on this page can also be copied here and pasted straight into the message.
On WhatsApp and other phone keyboards, search the emoji keyboard for "party", "clap" or "trophy". On iPhone, a message that says "Congratulations" or "Congrats" in Apple's Messages sends a burst of confetti across the screen on its own.
Congratulations symbols and text
For a text-only congratulations line, frame the word with symbols: congratulations , congrats or done! These are plain Unicode characters, so they keep the font's colour and fit into email signatures, bios and printed cards where colour emoji would look out of place.
A few East Asian symbols carry congratulations in themselves. is the Japanese character 祝 (iwai, celebration) in a circle, the Japanese congratulations button. is 合, short for 合格, "passed" an exam. shows 囍, the Chinese "double happiness" sign used for weddings.
Symbols
70Click a symbol to copy it and open its page.
How to use them
6 situationsClick to copyCongratulations Emoji combos
15Worth knowing
- Confetti Ball shows a Japanese kusudama: a decorative ball that splits open to release confetti and streamers at openings and celebrations.
- On GitHub and Slack the shortcode for is :tada:, which is why developers say "tada" when they ship something.
- is one of the original emoji from Japanese phones and contains the kanji 祝, "celebrate". It is the only emoji whose official name is literally "congratulations" (Japanese "congratulations" button).
- 1st Place Medal and Clinking Glasses only arrived in 2016 (Unicode 9.0); Bottle with Popping Cork came a year earlier, in Unicode 8.0.
Questions people ask
7What emoji means congratulations?
Party Popper is the standard congratulations emoji. Clapping Hands, Partying Face and Trophy say it too, and is the Japanese symbol for congratulations.
How do I copy and paste congratulations emoji?
Click or tap any emoji in the grid on this page to copy it, then paste it into your message, email or post. Combos copy as one string.
What emoji to use for congratulations on a new job?
works well: briefcase for the job, rising chart for the step up, party popper for the cheer. makes it a toast.
What emoji to use for congratulations on a baby?
is the usual set; add or if you know it's a boy or a girl, or for a girl.
How do I add a congratulations emoji in Outlook?
On Windows press Windows key . (period) to open the emoji panel; on a Mac press Control Command Space. Or copy from this page and paste it into the email.
Is there a congrats emoji combo for graduation?
Yes: or . The cap names the occasion, the rest is the celebration.
Why does confetti appear when I text congratulations on iPhone?
Apple's Messages app adds a confetti screen effect automatically when you type "Congratulations" or "Congrats". It's triggered by the words, not by an emoji.
