Boomerang

🪃 is the boomerang emoji, part of Unicode's Objects group, added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Unicode's keyword list links it with “rebound”, “repercussion”, and “weapon”.

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: BOOMERANG
CLDR short name: boomerang
Codepoint: U+1FA83
Hex: 1FA83
Emoji version: 13.0
Unicode version: 13.0
First released: 2020
Unicode group: Objects
Unicode subgroup: tool
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:boomerang:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

boomerang · rebound · repercussion · weapon

How it looks

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Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🪃. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🪃 boomerang emoji mean?: 🪃 is the boomerang emoji, part of Unicode's Objects group, added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Unicode's keyword list links it with “rebound”, “repercussion”, and “weapon”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🪃?: U+1FA83, named BOOMERANG in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🪃 boomerang emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 13.0, published in 2020, alongside Unicode 13.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🪃 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “boomerang”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🪃 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🪃?: On GitHub, type :boomerang: and it turns into 🪃 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.