boomerang
boomerang meaning
A boomerang, added in Emoji 13. 0. It stands for the Aboriginal Australian hunting tool, and figuratively for anything that comes back to you — a decision, a problem, a person.
Meaning
A boomerang, added in Emoji 13.0. It stands for the Aboriginal Australian hunting tool, and figuratively for anything that comes back to you — a decision, a problem, a person. That figurative use dominates: "it boomeranged" is a far more common sentiment than any actual throwing, and it usually describes a decision that has returned to cause trouble.
How to use it
- It came right back around 🪃
- That decision has boomeranged 🪃
- Threw it and it returned. As designed 🪃
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 | boemerang |
| አማርኛ | ቡምራንግ |
| العربية | خذوف مرتد |
| অসমীয়া | কাঠৰ অস্ত্ৰ |
| azərbaycan | bumeranq |
| башҡорт | бумеранг |
| беларуская | бумеранг |
| български | бумеранг |
| বাংলা | বুমের্যাঙ |
| bosanski | bumerang |
| català | bumerang |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏩᏗᏅᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎥᎦᎷᏨ |
| čeština | bumerang |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | бумеранг |
| Cymraeg | bwmerang |
| Deutsch | Bumerang |
| dolnoserbšćina | bumerang |
| Ελληνικά | μπούμερανγκ |
| English | boomerang |
| español | bumerán |
| eesti | bumerang |
| euskara | bumeran |
| فارسی | بومرنگ |
| suomi | bumerangi |
| Filipino | boomerang |
| føroyskt | boomerang |
| français | boomerang |
| Gaeilge | búmarang |
| Gàidhlig | bùmarang |
| galego | búmerang |
| ગુજરાતી | બૂમરેંગ |
| Hausa | majefi |
| עברית | בומרנג |
| हिन्दी | बूमरैंग |
| hrvatski | bumerang |
| hornjoserbšćina | bumerang |
| magyar | bumeráng |
| հայերեն | բումերանգ |
| Indonesia | bumerang |
| íslenska | búmerang |
| italiano | boomerang |
| 日本語 | ブーメラン |
| Jawa | bumerang |
| ქართული | ბუმერანგი |
| қазақ тілі | бумеранг |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | بۋمەرانگ |
| ខ្មែរ | ប្រដាប់គប់លេង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಬೂಮರಾಂಗ್ |
| 한국어 | 부메랑 |
| कोंकणी | बुमरंग |
| кыргызча | бумеранг |
| ລາວ | ບູມເມີແລງ |
| lietuvių | bumerangas |
| latviešu | bumerangs |
| македонски | бумеранг |
| മലയാളം | ബൂമറാങ് |
| монгол | boomerang |
| मराठी | बूमरॅंग |
| Melayu | bumerang |
| မြန်မာ | ထိကပြန် |
| नेपाली | बुमर्याङ |
| Nederlands | boemerang |
| norsk | bumerang |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବକ୍ର କାଠ କ୍ଷେପଣାସ୍ତ୍ର |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬੂਮਰੈਂਗ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Búmárang |
| polski | bumerang |
| پښتو | کږه لکړه |
| português | bumerangue |
| rumantsch | bumerang |
| română | bumerang |
| русский | бумеранг |
| سنڌي | بومرانگ |
| တႆး | ပူမ်ႇမႃႇရၢၼ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | බූමරංගය |
| slovenčina | bumerang |
| slovenščina | bumerang |
| Soomaali | majo |
| shqip | bumerang |
| српски | бумеранг |
| srpski | bumerang |
| svenska | boomerang |
| Kiswahili | bumerangi |
| தமிழ் | பூமராங்க் |
| తెలుగు | బూమరాంగ్ |
| ไทย | บูมเมอแรง |
| ትግርኛ | ቡመራንግ |
| türkmen dili | bumerang |
| lea fakatonga | pūmalengi |
| Türkçe | bumerang |
| українська | бумеранг |
| اردو | بومرینگ |
| o‘zbek | bumerang |
| Tiếng Việt | bumơrang |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ipadawa |
| 粵語 | 回力鏢 |
| 粤语 | 回力镖 |
| 中文 | 回旋镖 |
| 繁體中文 | 迴力鏢 |
| isiZulu | i-boomerang |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1FA83
- Emoji version
- 13
- Shortcodes
- :boomerang:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the boomerang emoji (🪃) mean?
- A boomerang, added in Emoji 13. 0. It stands for the Aboriginal Australian hunting tool, and figuratively for anything that comes back to you — a decision, a problem, a person.
- How do you type the boomerang emoji?
- Copy the boomerang 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 boomerang emoji in?
- The boomerang emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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