firecracker
firecracker meaning
A lit firecracker. It stands for explosions, celebration and noise — it is strongly associated with Lunar New Year, where firecrackers are set off to scare away bad luck, and with Diwali.
Meaning
A lit firecracker. It stands for explosions, celebration and noise — it is strongly associated with Lunar New Year, where firecrackers are set off to scare away bad luck, and with Diwali. It also stands, figuratively, for someone with a short fuse or an explosive temperament — a firecracker of a person, which is usually meant as a compliment.
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How to use it
- Lunar New Year, firecrackers at midnight 🧨
- Set off to scare the bad luck away 🧨
- She is an absolute firecracker 🧨
How it looks
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | klapper |
| አማርኛ | ርችቶች |
| العربية | مفرقعات |
| অসমীয়া | ফটকা |
| azərbaycan | feyerverk |
| башҡорт | динамит |
| беларуская | петарда |
| български | пиратка |
| বাংলা | বাজি |
| bosanski | petarda |
| català | petard |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏔᏍᎩᏍᏙᏗ |
| čeština | petarda |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | петарт |
| Cymraeg | gwialen tân |
| Deutsch | Feuerwerkskörper |
| dolnoserbšćina | wognjopraskotak |
| Ελληνικά | κροτίδα |
| English | firecracker |
| español | petardo |
| eesti | ilutulestikurakett |
| euskara | petardo |
| فارسی | ترقه |
| suomi | sähikäinen |
| Filipino | paputok |
| føroyskt | kinesari |
| français | pétard |
| Gaeilge | pléascóg thine |
| Gàidhlig | dìorrasan-fùdair |
| galego | petardo |
| ગુજરાતી | ફટાકડા |
| Hausa | mai ƙyalƙyalin wuta |
| עברית | זיקוקין די נור |
| हिन्दी | पटाखे |
| hrvatski | petarda |
| hornjoserbšćina | praskotak |
| magyar | petárda |
| հայերեն | ճայթռուկ |
| Indonesia | petasan |
| íslenska | púðurkerling |
| italiano | petardo |
| 日本語 | 爆竹 |
| Jawa | petasan |
| ქართული | შუშხუნა |
| қазақ тілі | отшашу |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | وتشاشۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | ផាវ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪಟಾಕಿ |
| 한국어 | 폭죽 |
| कोंकणी | फोगेट |
| кыргызча | петарда |
| ລາວ | ໝາກກະໂພກ |
| lietuvių | fejerverkas |
| latviešu | petarde |
| македонски | петарда |
| മലയാളം | പടക്കം |
| монгол | салют |
| मराठी | फायरक्रॅकर |
| Melayu | petasan |
| မြန်မာ | ဗြောက်အိုး |
| नेपाली | पटाका |
| Nederlands | rotje |
| norsk | kinaputt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବାଣ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪਟਾਖੇ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Fáyákráka |
| polski | petarda |
| پښتو | پټاکۍ |
| português | bombinha |
| rumantsch | petarda chastrada |
| română | petardă |
| русский | динамитная шашка |
| سنڌي | فائر ڪريڪر |
| တႆး | မူၵ်ႇတႅၵ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | රතිඤ්ඤා |
| slovenčina | petarda |
| slovenščina | petarda |
| Soomaali | dab-demiyeyaasha |
| shqip | fishekzjarr |
| српски | петарда |
| srpski | petarda |
| svenska | smällare |
| Kiswahili | fataki ya kuchezea |
| தமிழ் | வெடி |
| తెలుగు | టపాకాయలు |
| ไทย | ประทัด |
| ትግርኛ | ርችት |
| türkmen dili | salýut |
| lea fakatonga | ʻone |
| Türkçe | maytap |
| українська | петарда |
| اردو | پٹاخہ |
| o‘zbek | bang‘illoq |
| Tiếng Việt | pháo |
| Èdè Yorùbá | olufa iná |
| 粵語 | 炮丈 |
| 粤语 | 炮丈 |
| 中文 | 爆竹 |
| 繁體中文 | 鞭炮 |
| isiZulu | firecracker |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9E8
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :firecracker:
- Category
- Activities
FAQ
- What does the firecracker emoji (🧨) mean?
- A lit firecracker. It stands for explosions, celebration and noise — it is strongly associated with Lunar New Year, where firecrackers are set off to scare away bad luck, and with Diwali.
- How do you type the firecracker emoji?
- Copy the firecracker 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 firecracker emoji in?
- The firecracker emoji belongs to the Activities category.