circus tent
circus tent meaning
A big top. It stands for the circus, performance and spectacle — and figuratively for chaos: "it is a circus in here" is one of the most-used ways of describing a situation that has lost all control. That figurative use now dominates the literal one.
Meaning
A big top. It stands for the circus, performance and spectacle — and figuratively for chaos: "it is a circus in here" is one of the most-used ways of describing a situation that has lost all control. That figurative use now dominates the literal one. It appears in circus contexts occasionally and in exasperated ones constantly.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Circus
How to use it
- It is an absolute circus in here 🎪
- The whole thing has become a circus 🎪
- Big top, and the show was extraordinary 🎪
How it looks
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | sirkustent |
| አማርኛ | የሰርከስ ድንኳን |
| العربية | خيمة سيرك |
| অসমীয়া | চাৰ্কাচৰ টেণ্ট |
| azərbaycan | sirk çadırı |
| башҡорт | цирк сатыры |
| беларуская | цыркавая палатка |
| български | циркова шатра |
| বাংলা | সার্কাসের তাবু |
| bosanski | cirkuski šator |
| català | carpa de circ |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᎾᏛᏁᎵᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᎵᏦᏛᎢ |
| čeština | cirkusový stan |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | цирк чатӑрӗ |
| Cymraeg | tent syrcas |
| Deutsch | Zirkuszelt |
| dolnoserbšćina | cirkusowy stan |
| Ελληνικά | σκηνή τσίρκου |
| English | circus tent |
| español | carpa de circo |
| eesti | tsirkusetelk |
| euskara | zirkoaren karpa |
| فارسی | چادر سیرک |
| suomi | sirkusteltta |
| Filipino | circus tent |
| føroyskt | sirkustjald |
| français | chapiteau |
| Gaeilge | sorcas |
| Gàidhlig | pàillean siorcais |
| galego | carpa do circo |
| ગુજરાતી | સર્કસનું તંબુ |
| Hausa | tantin ’yan wasa |
| עברית | אוהל קרקס |
| हिन्दी | सर्कस टेंट |
| hrvatski | cirkuski šator |
| hornjoserbšćina | cirkusowy stan |
| magyar | cirkuszsátor |
| հայերեն | կրկեսի վրան |
| Indonesia | tenda sirkus |
| íslenska | sirkus |
| italiano | circo |
| 日本語 | サーカス |
| Jawa | tendha sirkus |
| ქართული | ცირკის კარავი |
| қазақ тілі | цирк шатыры |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تسيرك شاتىرى |
| ខ្មែរ | រោងសៀក |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಸರ್ಕಸ್ ಟೆಂಟ್ |
| 한국어 | 서커스 |
| कोंकणी | सर्कसीचो तंबू |
| кыргызча | цирк чатыры |
| ລາວ | ຊຸ້ມນອນໂຮງລະຄອນສັດ |
| lietuvių | cirko palapinė |
| latviešu | cirka telts |
| македонски | циркуски шатор |
| മലയാളം | സർക്കസ് കൂടാരം |
| монгол | циркийн майхан |
| मराठी | सर्कशीचा तंबू |
| Melayu | khemah sarkas |
| မြန်မာ | ဆပ်ကပ်တဲ |
| नेपाली | सर्कसको पाल |
| Nederlands | circustent |
| norsk | sirkustelt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ସର୍କସ୍ ତମ୍ବୁ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਸਰਕਸ ਤੰਬੂ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Sẹkọ́s Tẹnt |
| polski | namiot cyrkowy |
| پښتو | د سرکس خیمه |
| português | circo |
| rumantsch | tenda da circus |
| română | cort de circ |
| русский | цирковой шатер |
| سنڌي | سرڪس تنبو |
| တႆး | သုမ်ႉၸိူင်းသတ်း |
| සිංහල | සර්කස් කූඩාරම |
| slovenčina | šapito |
| slovenščina | cirkuški šotor |
| Soomaali | teendho rogad |
| shqip | tendë cirku |
| српски | циркуски шатор |
| srpski | cirkuski šator |
| svenska | cirkustält |
| Kiswahili | hema ya sarakasi |
| தமிழ் | சர்க்கஸ் கூடாரம் |
| తెలుగు | సర్కస్ టెంట్ |
| ไทย | ละครสัตว์ |
| ትግርኛ | ዳስ ሰርከስ |
| türkmen dili | sirk çadyry |
| lea fakatonga | teniti sākisi |
| Türkçe | sirk çadırı |
| українська | циркове шатро |
| اردو | سرکس کا ٹینٹ |
| o‘zbek | sirk chodiri |
| Tiếng Việt | lều rạp xiếc |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Aba Ere-idaraya |
| 粵語 | 馬戲團帳篷 |
| 粤语 | 马戏团帐篷 |
| 中文 | 马戏团帐篷 |
| 繁體中文 | 馬戲團 |
| isiZulu | itende lesekisi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F3AA
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :circus_tent:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the circus tent emoji (🎪) mean?
- A big top. It stands for the circus, performance and spectacle — and figuratively for chaos: "it is a circus in here" is one of the most-used ways of describing a situation that has lost all control. That figurative use now dominates the literal one.
- How do you type the circus tent emoji?
- Copy the circus tent 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 circus tent emoji in?
- The circus tent emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.
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