crystal ball
crystal ball meaning
A crystal ball on a stand. It stands for fortune-telling, prediction and the future, and it is used constantly with irony: nobody actually owns one, but everybody claims to have predicted things. It appears in mystical and astrological contexts, and in the specific joke of pretending to have foreseen an obvious outcome.
Meaning
A crystal ball on a stand. It stands for fortune-telling, prediction and the future, and it is used constantly with irony: nobody actually owns one, but everybody claims to have predicted things. It appears in mystical and astrological contexts, and in the specific joke of pretending to have foreseen an obvious outcome.
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How to use it
- I predicted this. Obviously 🔮
- Consulting the crystal ball for the forecast 🔮
- The future is genuinely unclear 🔮
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | kristalbal |
| አማርኛ | ክሪስታል ኳስ |
| العربية | كرة كريستال |
| অসমীয়া | স্ফটিক বল |
| azərbaycan | kristal kürə |
| башҡорт | гәлсәр шар |
| беларуская | крыштальны шар |
| български | Кристално кълбо |
| বাংলা | ক্রিস্টাল বল |
| bosanski | kristalna kugla |
| català | bola de vidre |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᎸᏌᏗ ᏍᏆᏞᏍᏗ |
| čeština | křišťálová koule |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | хрусталь шар |
| Cymraeg | pêl grisial |
| Deutsch | Kristallkugel |
| dolnoserbšćina | kristalowa kula |
| Ελληνικά | κρυστάλλινη σφαίρα |
| English | crystal ball |
| español | bola de cristal |
| eesti | kristallkuul |
| euskara | kristalezko bola |
| فارسی | گوی |
| suomi | kristallipallo |
| Filipino | bolang kristal |
| føroyskt | krystalkúla |
| français | boule de cristal |
| Gaeilge | cruinneog chriostail |
| Gàidhlig | ball criostail |
| galego | bóla de cristal |
| ગુજરાતી | સ્ફટિકનો દડો |
| Hausa | balon kallo |
| עברית | כדור בדולח |
| हिन्दी | क्रिस्टल बॉल, भविष्य देखना |
| hrvatski | kristalna kugla |
| hornjoserbšćina | kristalowa kula |
| magyar | kristálygömb |
| հայերեն | բյուրեղյա գունդ |
| Indonesia | bola kristal |
| íslenska | kristalskúla |
| italiano | sfera di cristallo |
| 日本語 | 水晶玉 |
| Jawa | bal kristal |
| ქართული | კრისტალის ბურთი |
| қазақ тілі | сыйқырлы шар |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | سىيقىرلى شار |
| ខ្មែរ | បាល់ចរណៃ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಸ್ಫಟಿಕ ಚೆಂಡು |
| 한국어 | 수정 구슬 |
| कोंकणी | क्रिस्टल बॉल |
| кыргызча | кристаллдуу топ |
| ລາວ | ແກ້ວຄຣິສໂຕ້ |
| lietuvių | krištolinis rutulys |
| latviešu | kristāla lode |
| македонски | кристална топка |
| മലയാളം | ക്രിസ്റ്റൽ ബോൾ |
| монгол | кристал бөмбөлөг |
| मराठी | स्फटिकाचा चेंडू |
| Melayu | bola kristal |
| မြန်မာ | ကသိုဏ်းဖန်လုံး |
| नेपाली | क्रिस्टल बल |
| Nederlands | kristallen bol |
| norsk | krystallkule |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କ୍ରିଷ୍ଟାଲ୍ ବଲ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕ੍ਰਿਸਟਲ ਬਾਲ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Krístál Bọl |
| polski | kryształowa kula |
| پښتو | کرسټال بال |
| português | bola de cristal |
| rumantsch | culla da cristal |
| română | glob de cristal |
| русский | хрустальный шар |
| سنڌي | شيشي جو بال |
| တႆး | လုၵ်ႈၵႅဝ်ႈဝိသဵတ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | වීදුරු බෝලය |
| slovenčina | krištáľová guľa |
| slovenščina | kristalna krogla |
| Soomaali | kubada kareemka |
| shqip | top kristali |
| српски | кристална кугла |
| srpski | kristalna kugla |
| svenska | kristallkula |
| Kiswahili | tufe la kioo |
| தமிழ் | கண்ணாடி பந்து |
| తెలుగు | స్ఫటిక బంతి |
| ไทย | ลูกแก้ววิเศษ |
| ትግርኛ | ክሪስታል ኩዕሶ |
| türkmen dili | hrustal şar |
| lea fakatonga | pulu kalisitala |
| Türkçe | kristal küre |
| українська | кришталева куля |
| اردو | کرسٹل بال |
| o‘zbek | kristall shar |
| Tiếng Việt | quả cầu pha lê |
| Èdè Yorùbá | bọọlu aworawọ |
| 粵語 | 水晶球 |
| 粤语 | 水晶球 |
| 中文 | 水晶球 |
| 繁體中文 | 水晶球 |
| isiZulu | ibhola lekhristali |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F52E
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :crystal_ball:
- Category
- Activities
FAQ
- What does the crystal ball emoji (🔮) mean?
- A crystal ball on a stand. It stands for fortune-telling, prediction and the future, and it is used constantly with irony: nobody actually owns one, but everybody claims to have predicted things. It appears in mystical and astrological contexts, and in the specific joke of pretending to have foreseen an obvious outcome.
- How do you type the crystal ball emoji?
- Copy the crystal ball 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 crystal ball emoji in?
- The crystal ball emoji belongs to the Activities category.
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