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Hole

🕳️ is the hole emoji, part of Unicode's Smileys & Emotion group, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014).

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
HOLE
CLDR short name
hole
Codepoint
U+1F573 U+FE0F
Hex
1F573 FE0F
Emoji version
0.7
Unicode version
7.0
First released
2014
Unicode group
Smileys & Emotion
Unicode subgroup
emotion
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.

:hole:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

hole

Tags

hole

How it looks

Hole — Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Hole — Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Hole — Fluent Flat
Fluent Flat
Your device

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

Download as image

Renders 🕳️ with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

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 🕳️ hole emoji mean?
🕳️ is the hole emoji, part of Unicode's Smileys & Emotion group, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014).
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🕳️?
U+1F573 U+FE0F: the character U+1F573 (HOLE) followed by U+FE0F, variation selector-16, which asks for the colour emoji form. Without U+FE0F many systems draw U+1F573 as a plain text symbol.
When was the 🕳️ hole emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 0.7, published in 2014, alongside Unicode 7.0. 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 “hole”. 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 :hole: 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.