Curling Stone
๐ฅ is the curling stone emoji, part of Unicode's Activities group, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Unicode's keyword list links it with โgameโ and โrockโ.
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Technical details
Source: Unicode Consortium- Unicode name
- CURLING STONE
- CLDR short name
- curling stone
- Codepoint
- U+1F94C
- Hex
- 1F94C
- Emoji version
- 5.0
- Unicode version
- 10.0
- First released
- 2017
- Unicode group
- Activities
- Unicode subgroup
- sport
- Status
- Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)
Data verified 2026-10-21 ยท Unicode Emoji 16.0 ยท 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.
:curling_stone:Keywords
Source: Unicode CLDRcurling ยท game ยท rock ยท stone
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How it looks

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Questions people ask
- What does the ๐ฅ curling stone emoji mean?
- ๐ฅ is the curling stone emoji, part of Unicode's Activities group, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Unicode's keyword list links it with โgameโ and โrockโ.
- What is the Unicode codepoint for ๐ฅ?
- U+1F94C, named CURLING STONE in the Unicode Standard.
- When was the ๐ฅ curling stone emoji released?
- It was added in Emoji 5.0, published in 2017, alongside Unicode 10.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
- How do I type ๐ฅ on my phone or computer?
- On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for โcurling stoneโ. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ๐ฅ from this page with one click.
- What is the shortcode for ๐ฅ?
- On GitHub, type :curling_stone: and it turns into ๐ฅ โ 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.
