Boxing Glove

🥊 is the boxing glove emoji, part of Unicode's Activities group, added in Emoji 3.0 (2016).

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: BOXING GLOVE
CLDR short name: boxing glove
Codepoint: U+1F94A
Hex: 1F94A
Emoji version: 3.0
Unicode version: 9.0
First released: 2016
Unicode group: Activities
Unicode subgroup: sport
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.

:boxing_glove:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

boxing · glove

How it looks

Boxing Glove — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Boxing Glove — Fluent Flat — Fluent Flat

Your device

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

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Questions people ask

What does the 🥊 boxing glove emoji mean?: 🥊 is the boxing glove emoji, part of Unicode's Activities group, added in Emoji 3.0 (2016).
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🥊?: U+1F94A, named BOXING GLOVE in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🥊 boxing glove emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 3.0, published in 2016, alongside Unicode 9.0. 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 “boxing glove”. 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 :boxing_glove: 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.