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kite meaning

A kite, added in Emoji 12. 0. It stands for kite-flying, wind and open skies. It carries real cultural weight in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan, where kite-fighting is a serious pursuit, and in China, where kites were invented.

Meaning

A kite, added in Emoji 12.0. It stands for kite-flying, wind and open skies. It carries real cultural weight in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan, where kite-fighting is a serious pursuit, and in China, where kites were invented. It appears in spring and outdoor contexts, and it is one of the more joyful objects in the set.

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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Kite

How to use it

  • Kite flying on the beach 🪁
  • Kite fighting is a genuine competitive sport 🪁
  • Perfect wind for it today 🪁

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kite rendered in Twemoji
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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

kite rendered in OpenMoji
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OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

kite rendered in Blobmoji
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LanguageName
Afrikaansvlieër
አማርኛካይት
العربيةطائرة ورقية
অসমীয়াচিলা
azərbaycançərpələng
башҡортҡағыҙ осорғос
беларускаяпаветраны змей
българскихвърчило
বাংলাঘুড়ি
bosanskizmaj od papira
catalàestel
ᏣᎳᎩᎠᎳᏫᏅᏙᏗ
češtinapapírový drak
чӑваш чӗлхихут ҫӗлен
Cymraegbarcud
DeutschDrachen
dolnoserbšćinaplon za pušćanje
Ελληνικάχαρταετός
Englishkite
españolcometa
eestituulelohe
euskarahaize-parpaila
فارسیبادبادک
suomileija
Filipinosaranggola
føroysktflúgvandi dreki
françaiscerf-volant
Gaeilgeeitleog
Gàidhligitealag
galegopapaventos
ગુજરાતીપતંગ
Hausafiffiluwa
עבריתעפיפון
हिन्दीपतंग
hrvatskipapirnati zmaj
hornjoserbšćinazmij za pušćenje
magyarpapírsárkány
հայերենօդապարուկ
Indonesialayang-layang
íslenskaflugdreki
italianoaquilone
日本語たこ
Jawalayangan
ქართულიფრანი
қазақ тіліқағаз батпырауық
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)قاعاز باتپىراۋىق
ខ្មែរខ្លែង
ಕನ್ನಡಗಾಳಿಪಟ
한국어연
कोंकणीपतंग
кыргызчаКагаз батперек
ລາວວ່າວ
lietuviųaitvaras
latviešugaisa pūķis
македонскилетечки змеј
മലയാളംപട്ടം
монголцаасан шувуу
मराठीपतंग
Melayulayang-layang
မြန်မာစွန်
नेपालीचङ्गा
Nederlandsvlieger
norskpapirdrage
ଓଡ଼ିଆଗୁଡି
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪਤੰਗ
Naijíriá PíjinKait
polskilatawiec
پښتوپتنګ
portuguêspipa
românăzmeu
русскийвоздушный змей
سنڌيلغڙ
တႆးၵႃဝၢဝ်ႇ
සිංහලසරුංගලය
slovenčinapapierový šarkan
slovenščinazmaj (igrača)
Soomaaliabitey
shqipbalonë
српскизмај на ветар
srpskizmaj na vetar
svenskaflygande drake
Kiswahilikishada
தமிழ்பட்டம்
తెలుగుగాలి పటం
ไทยว่าว
ትግርኛካይት
türkmen dilibatbörek
lea fakatongalofa
Türkçeuçurtma
українськаповітряний змій
اردوپتنگ
o‘zbekvarrak
Tiếng Việtdiều
Èdè Yorùbákáìtì
粵語風箏
粤语风筝
中文风筝
繁體中文風箏
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Technical details

Codepoints
U+1FA81
Emoji version
12
Shortcodes
:kite:
Category
Activities

FAQ

What does the kite emoji (🪁) mean?
A kite, added in Emoji 12. 0. It stands for kite-flying, wind and open skies. It carries real cultural weight in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan, where kite-fighting is a serious pursuit, and in China, where kites were invented.
How do you type the kite emoji?
Copy the kite 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 kite emoji in?
The kite emoji belongs to the Activities category.

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