bomb
bomb meaning
A cartoon bomb with a lit fuse. It is deliberately not realistic — this is the bomb of comic strips and cartoons, not a weapon. It means an explosion, a disaster, or something about to go badly wrong. Figuratively it means a bombshell: a revelation that detonates a conversation.
Meaning
A cartoon bomb with a lit fuse. It is deliberately not realistic — this is the bomb of comic strips and cartoons, not a weapon. It means an explosion, a disaster, or something about to go badly wrong. Figuratively it means a bombshell: a revelation that detonates a conversation. It is used far more for drama than for violence.
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How to use it
- Dropped an absolute bombshell 💣️
- The whole plan just exploded 💣️
- Waiting for it to go off 💣️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | bom |
| አማርኛ | ቦምብ |
| العربية | قنبلة |
| অসমীয়া | বোমা |
| azərbaycan | bomba |
| башҡорт | бомба |
| беларуская | бомба |
| български | бомба |
| বাংলা | বোমা |
| bosanski | bomba |
| català | bomba |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏔᏍᎩᏍᎩ |
| čeština | bomba |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | бомба |
| Cymraeg | bom |
| Deutsch | Bombe |
| dolnoserbšćina | bomba |
| Ελληνικά | βόμβα |
| English | bomb |
| español | bomba |
| eesti | pomm |
| euskara | lehergailua |
| فارسی | بمب |
| suomi | pommi |
| Filipino | bomba |
| føroyskt | bumba |
| français | bombe |
| Gaeilge | buama |
| Gàidhlig | boma |
| galego | bomba |
| ગુજરાતી | બોમ્બ |
| Hausa | bam |
| עברית | פצצה |
| हिन्दी | बम |
| hrvatski | bomba |
| hornjoserbšćina | bomba |
| magyar | bomba |
| հայերեն | ռումբ |
| Indonesia | bom |
| íslenska | sprengja |
| italiano | bomba |
| 日本語 | 爆弾 |
| Jawa | bom |
| ქართული | ბომბი |
| қазақ тілі | бомба |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | بومبا |
| ខ្មែរ | គ្រាប់បែក |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಬಾಂಬ್ |
| 한국어 | 폭탄 |
| कोंकणी | बाँब |
| кыргызча | бомба |
| ລາວ | ລະເບີດ |
| lietuvių | bomba |
| latviešu | spridzeklis |
| македонски | бомба |
| മലയാളം | ബോംബ് |
| монгол | тэсрэх бөмбөг |
| मराठी | बॉम्ब |
| Melayu | bom |
| မြန်မာ | ဗုံး |
| नेपाली | बम |
| Nederlands | bom |
| norsk | bombe |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବୋମା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬੰਬ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Bọmb |
| polski | bomba |
| پښتو | بم |
| português | bomba |
| rumantsch | bumba |
| română | bombă |
| русский | бомба |
| سنڌي | بم |
| တႆး | မၢၵ်ႇပွမ်း |
| සිංහල | බෝම්බය |
| slovenčina | bomba |
| slovenščina | bomba |
| Soomaali | bam |
| shqip | bombë |
| српски | бомба |
| srpski | bomba |
| svenska | bomb |
| Kiswahili | bomu |
| தமிழ் | வெடிபொருள் |
| తెలుగు | బాంబ్ |
| ไทย | ระเบิด |
| ትግርኛ | ቦምብ |
| türkmen dili | bomba |
| lea fakatonga | pulukōkō |
| Türkçe | bomba |
| українська | бомба |
| اردو | بم |
| o‘zbek | bomba |
| Tiếng Việt | bom |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Bọmbu |
| 粵語 | 炸彈 |
| 粤语 | 炸弹 |
| 中文 | 炸弹 |
| 繁體中文 | 炸彈 |
| isiZulu | ibhomu |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F4A3 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :bomb:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the bomb emoji (💣️) mean?
- A cartoon bomb with a lit fuse. It is deliberately not realistic — this is the bomb of comic strips and cartoons, not a weapon. It means an explosion, a disaster, or something about to go badly wrong. Figuratively it means a bombshell: a revelation that detonates a conversation.
- How do you type the bomb emoji?
- Copy the bomb emoji 💣️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the bomb emoji in?
- The bomb emoji belongs to the Objects category.