bomb

A black, round bomb with a lit fuse, drawn in a classic cartoon style

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Code points
U+1F4A3
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Meaning

A black, round bomb with a lit fuse, drawn in a classic cartoon style. It commonly represents an actual explosive or danger, and is often used to signal something explosive, disastrous, or about to blow up. In casual conversation it can convey that a situation is intense, a joke is a "bomb," or a post is controversial. It also appears in gaming and action contexts. Usage is ambiguous: it can be playful or threatening, so tone depends heavily on context.

Bomb — Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.

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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 — official Unicode data.

Quick facts

Quick facts

Code points
U+1F4A3
Unicode name
bomb
Category
ObjectsTools
Unicode
6.0 · 2010Emoji 0.6
Keywords
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Developer

Single code point
Unicode data
Code pointsU+1F4A3
Unicode namebomb
UTF-8F0 9F 92 A3
Shortcodes
Shortcode (Discord / GitHub / Slack):bomb:
HTML & CSS
HTML (hex)💣
HTML (decimal)💣
CSS\1F4A3
Languages
JavaScript\u{1F4A3}
Python\U0001F4A3
Perl\x{1F4A3}
PHP / Ruby\u{1F4A3}
Encodings
Punycodexn--fs8h
URL escape code%F0%9F%92%A3

Frequently asked

What does 💣 bomb mean?

A black, round bomb with a lit fuse, drawn in a classic cartoon style. It commonly represents an actual explosive or danger, and is often used to signal something explosive, disastrous, or about to blow up. In casual conversation it can convey that a situation is intense, a joke is a "bomb," or a post is controversial. It also appears in gaming and action contexts. Usage is ambiguous: it can be playful or threatening, so tone depends heavily on context.

What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for 💣 bomb?

U+1F4A3 (Unicode 6.0, 2010) · :bomb:

Which emojis are related to 💣 bomb?

🪍 net with handle, 🔨 hammer, 🪓 axe, ⛏️ pick, ⚒️ hammer and pick, 🛠️ hammer and wrench, 🗡️ dagger, ⚔️ crossed swords