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Video Game emoji ๐ŸŽฎ

๐ŸŽฎ is the Video Game emoji, in Activity. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like play, console, PS4, controller.

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:video_game:

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

Every code for ๐ŸŽฎ

NameVideo Game
Shortcodes:video_game:
CategoryActivity
Emoji versionEmoji 1.0 (2015)
Keywordsplay, console, PS4, controller
Code pointsU+1F3AE
HTML🎮
CSS\1F3AE
JavaScript\u{1F3AE}
Python\U0001f3ae
UTF-8 bytesF0 9F 8E AE
URL encoded%F0%9F%8E%AE

How to type ๐ŸŽฎ

Without copying it, on every device.

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

Questions

About ๐ŸŽฎ

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What does ๐ŸŽฎ mean?
๐ŸŽฎ is the Video Game emoji, in Activity. It arrived in Emoji 1.0 (2015). People look for it with words like play, console, PS4, controller.
What is the shortcode for ๐ŸŽฎ?
:video_game:. 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 ๐ŸŽฎ on Windows or Mac?
On Windows press Windows + . (period), on a Mac Control + Command + Space, then type "video game". On a Chromebook press Search + Shift + Space.
What is the Unicode for ๐ŸŽฎ?
U+1F3AE, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). In HTML write 🎮, in CSS "\1F3AE", and in JavaScript "\u{1F3AE}".

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