Genie

🧞 is the genie emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Unicode's keyword list links it with “djinn”, “fantasy”, “jinn”, and “lamp”.

Where person-fantasy emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

Fiction, gaming, and fantasy-themed posts
Costume, roleplay, and seasonal content

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: GENIE
CLDR short name: genie
Codepoint: U+1F9DE
Hex: 1F9DE
Emoji version: 5.0
Unicode version: 10.0
First released: 2017
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: person-fantasy
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.

:genie:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

djinn · fantasy · genie · jinn · lamp · myth · rub · wishes

How it looks

Your device

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

Download as image

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Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

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 🧞 genie emoji mean?: 🧞 is the genie emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Unicode's keyword list links it with “djinn”, “fantasy”, “jinn”, and “lamp”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🧞?: U+1F9DE, named GENIE in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🧞 genie 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 🧞 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “genie”. 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 :genie: 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.