What ๐งจ means
Noise and celebration: good news with a fuse. In most messages ๐งจ is a louder cousin of . It turns up in holiday greetings and in replies to a win, a performance or a big announcement, adding a bang to the cheering. Used literally, it simply means firecrackers or fireworks.
The picture comes from the Chinese firecracker, strings of small paper-wrapped crackers set off at Lunar New Year and at weddings. Red is the colour of luck in Chinese culture. In a well-known New Year legend the noise scares off a monster called Nian, and more broadly the bangs are said to drive away evil spirits and bad luck. In many places the red scraps are left on the ground for a while as a sign of good fortune.
Fireworks belong to other celebrations too, from Diwali in India to New Year's Eve in many countries, and the emoji fits those greetings as well.
What does it mean when someone sends ๐งจ?
Usually excitement; after a quarrel, rising tension. Next to congratulations or a holiday greeting it means "celebrate" or "that was a blast". Attached to bold news it can mean "this is explosive". After an argument the lit fuse reads as "this is about to blow up": a comment on the mood, not necessarily a threat. Read the words around it, and ask if the intent matters.
In English a "firecracker" is also a lively, spirited person, and the emoji can carry that compliment, though some people find the label patronising when it is aimed at a woman.
Loud and playful: an extra bang added to a celebration.
Dropped into a heated chat, it can read as "this is about to explode" rather than cheer.
Part of collections
What it means when someone sends it to you
4 readingsFestive firecrackers and wishes for luck in the new year.
Don't confuse it with
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Combination ideas
5Worth knowing
- Another Chinese word for firecracker, ็็ซน, means "exploding bamboo": before gunpowder, people heated bamboo until its sealed sections burst with a bang.
- The emoji arrived in 2018 alongside the red envelope and the mooncake , part of an effort to give Chinese festivals better emoji coverage.
Questions people ask
2Is there a dynamite or TNT emoji?
No. ๐งจ is officially the firecracker; its tube and fuse are why people search for it as dynamite or TNT, and it is the closest match.
Why is the firecracker red?
Traditional Chinese firecrackers are usually red, the colour of luck and celebration in Chinese culture.
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Collections with ๐งจ
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๐Birthday Emoji
๐ Angry Emoji
๐คฉExcited Emoji
๐Cool Emoji
๐New Year Emoji
๐ชDiwali Emoji
๐4th of July Emoji
๐ชMilitary & Army Emoji
๐ฅณParty & Dance Emoji
โ๏ธSword, Gun & Weapon Emoji
๐จEmergency & Disaster Emoji
๐All Emoji
๐ดโโ ๏ธPirate Emoji
๐ดRed Emoji
ใFortnite Symbols
โ๏ธMinecraft Symbols
ๅฎขHakka Characters (Traditional)
๐ธ๐ทSranan Tongo Alphabet & Phrases
็นTraditional Chinese CharactersHow to type or find ๐งจ
- Also called
- dynamite emoji ยท TNT emoji ยท Chinese firecracker
- Search it as
- dynamite ยท TNT ยท fuse ยท bang ยท boom ยท fireworks ยท Lunar New Year ยท Chinese New Year
- Type it as
- :firecracker:
- Around since
- 2018 ยท Emoji 11.0
- Shows up on
- Every phone ยท iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux
:firecracker:Common shortcode in Slack, GitHub, Discord, Mattermost and other chat apps; a few apps use a different name.🧨Codes and encoding1 code points
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