kaaba
kaaba meaning
The Kaaba — the black cubic structure at the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca, and the direction every Muslim faces to pray. It is the destination of the Hajj, which every able Muslim is expected to make once. It is among the most significant religious sites on earth.
Meaning
The Kaaba — the black cubic structure at the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca, and the direction every Muslim faces to pray. It is the destination of the Hajj, which every able Muslim is expected to make once. It is among the most significant religious sites on earth. It appears in Islamic contexts, and it is one of the most significant places in the emoji set.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Kaaba
How to use it
- The direction of prayer for a quarter of humanity 🕋
- Hajj, and the crowds are extraordinary 🕋
- Facing Mecca 🕋
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 | Kaäba |
| አማርኛ | የሙስሊም ካባ |
| العربية | الكعبة |
| অসমীয়া | কাবা |
| azərbaycan | kəbə |
| башҡорт | Ҡәғбә |
| беларуская | кааба |
| български | кааба |
| বাংলা | কাবা |
| bosanski | kaba |
| català | Ka’ba |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎧᏆ |
| čeština | Kába |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | каап |
| Cymraeg | kaaba |
| Deutsch | Kaaba |
| dolnoserbšćina | Haaba |
| Ελληνικά | καάμπα |
| English | kaaba |
| español | Kaaba |
| eesti | kaaba |
| euskara | kaaba |
| فارسی | کعبه |
| suomi | Kaaba |
| Filipino | kaaba |
| føroyskt | Kaaba |
| français | kaaba |
| Gaeilge | cába |
| Gàidhlig | ka’aba |
| galego | Kaaba |
| ગુજરાતી | કાબા |
| Hausa | ɗakin kaaba |
| עברית | כעבה |
| हिन्दी | काबा, मुस्लिम धर्म |
| hrvatski | kaba |
| hornjoserbšćina | Kaaba |
| magyar | kába |
| հայերեն | կաաբա |
| Indonesia | ka’bah |
| íslenska | kaaba-byggingin |
| italiano | Kaaba |
| 日本語 | カーバ |
| Jawa | Kakbah |
| ქართული | ქააბა |
| қазақ тілі | Қағба |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قاعبا |
| ខ្មែរ | វិហារកាបា (សាសនាអ៊ីស្លាម) |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕಾಬಾ |
| 한국어 | 카바 |
| कोंकणी | काबा |
| кыргызча | кааба |
| ລາວ | ວິຫານກະບະ |
| lietuvių | kaaba |
| latviešu | kaaba |
| македонски | ќаба |
| മലയാളം | കഅബ |
| монгол | кааба |
| मराठी | काबा |
| Melayu | kaabah |
| မြန်မာ | ကပ်ဘာ |
| नेपाली | काबा |
| Nederlands | kaäba |
| norsk | Kaba |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କାବା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕਾਬਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kaaba |
| polski | kaaba |
| پښتو | کعبه |
| português | caaba islã |
| rumantsch | kaaba |
| română | lăcaș de cult islamic kaaba |
| русский | Кааба |
| سنڌي | ڪعبو |
| တႆး | ၵႃႇပႃႇ |
| සිංහල | කාබා |
| slovenčina | kába |
| slovenščina | kaaba |
| Soomaali | Kacbah |
| shqip | qabeja |
| српски | каба |
| srpski | kaba |
| svenska | kaba |
| Kiswahili | kaaba |
| தமிழ் | காபா |
| తెలుగు | మక్కా మసీదు |
| ไทย | วิหารกะอ์บะฮ์ |
| ትግርኛ | ካባ |
| türkmen dili | Käbe |
| lea fakatonga | fale māʻoniʻoni fakaʻisilami |
| Türkçe | Kâbe |
| українська | Кааба |
| اردو | کعبہ |
| o‘zbek | kabatulloh |
| Tiếng Việt | kaaba |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Kaaba |
| 粵語 | 天房 |
| 粤语 | 天房 |
| 中文 | 克尔白 |
| 繁體中文 | 天房 |
| isiZulu | i-kaaba |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F54B
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :kaaba:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the kaaba emoji (🕋) mean?
- The Kaaba — the black cubic structure at the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca, and the direction every Muslim faces to pray. It is the destination of the Hajj, which every able Muslim is expected to make once. It is among the most significant religious sites on earth.
- How do you type the kaaba emoji?
- Copy the kaaba 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 kaaba emoji in?
- The kaaba emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.