barber pole

Represents a barber pole, the striped cylinder traditionally displayed outside barbershops

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Code points
U+1F488
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Meaning

Represents a barber pole, the striped cylinder traditionally displayed outside barbershops. In conversation it commonly signals haircuts, shaving, barbershops, or grooming appointments, and can indicate that someone is getting or needs a haircut. It often appears in messages about personal grooming, styling, or self-care. Less commonly, it can stand for barbershop music or a cappella singing groups. Usage is generally clear from context, though it can occasionally be confused with similar striped or spinning objects; the specific red, white, and blue spiral design distinguishes it.

Barber pole — Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.

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Quick facts

Quick facts

Code points
U+1F488
Unicode name
barber pole
Category
Travel & PlacesOther places
Unicode
6.0 · 2010Emoji 0.6
Keywords
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Developer

Single code point
Unicode data
Code pointsU+1F488
Unicode namebarber pole
UTF-8F0 9F 92 88
Shortcodes
Shortcode (Discord / GitHub / Slack):barber_pole:
HTML & CSS
HTML (hex)💈
HTML (decimal)💈
CSS\1F488
Languages
JavaScript\u{1F488}
Python\U0001F488
Perl\x{1F488}
PHP / Ruby\u{1F488}
Encodings
Punycodexn--nr8h
URL escape code%F0%9F%92%88

Frequently asked

What does 💈 barber pole mean?

Represents a barber pole, the striped cylinder traditionally displayed outside barbershops. In conversation it commonly signals haircuts, shaving, barbershops, or grooming appointments, and can indicate that someone is getting or needs a haircut. It often appears in messages about personal grooming, styling, or self-care. Less commonly, it can stand for barbershop music or a cappella singing groups. Usage is generally clear from context, though it can occasionally be confused with similar striped or spinning objects; the specific red, white, and blue spiral design distinguishes it.

What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for 💈 barber pole?

U+1F488 (Unicode 6.0, 2010) · :barber_pole:

Which emojis are related to 💈 barber pole?

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