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Graduation Cap emoji ๐ŸŽ“

๐ŸŽ“ is the Graduation Cap emoji, in Objects. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like mortar, board, school, college, degree.

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:mortar_board:

Paste it with Ctrl + V, or Command + V on a Mac.

Every code for ๐ŸŽ“

NameGraduation Cap
Shortcodes:mortar_board:
CategoryObjects
Emoji versionEmoji 1.0 (2015)
Keywordsmortar, board, school, college, degree, university, hat, legal, learn, education
Code pointsU+1F393
HTML🎓
CSS\1F393
JavaScript\u{1F393}
Python\U0001f393
UTF-8 bytesF0 9F 8E 93
URL encoded%F0%9F%8E%93

How to type ๐ŸŽ“

Without copying it, on every device.

WhereHow
Chrome, any websiteWith Use Emoji, type :mortar_board: in any text box and it turns into ๐ŸŽ“.
WindowsPress Windows + . (period) to open the emoji panel, type "graduation cap" and press Enter.
MacPress Control + Command + Space (or fn / Globe + E), type "graduation cap" and press Return.
ChromebookPress Search + Shift + Space to open the emoji picker and type "graduation cap".
iPhone and AndroidSwitch to the emoji keyboard and search for "graduation cap".
HTMLWrite 🎓 in the page source.

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About ๐ŸŽ“

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What does ๐ŸŽ“ mean?
๐ŸŽ“ is the Graduation Cap emoji, in Objects. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like mortar, board, school, college, degree.
What is the shortcode for ๐ŸŽ“?
:mortar_board:. With Use Emoji it works in any text box in Chrome, on the sites you turn it on for. Slack, Discord and GitHub use similar codes, so it often works there too.
How do I type ๐ŸŽ“ on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "graduation cap". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ๐ŸŽ“?
U+1F393, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write 🎓, in CSS "\1F393", and in JavaScript "\u{1F393}".

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