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Joker

🃏 is the joker emoji, part of Unicode's Activities group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “card”, “game”, and “wildcard”.

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Where game emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

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

  • Gaming, board games, and chance-related posts

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
PLAYING CARD BLACK JOKER
CLDR short name
joker
Codepoint
U+1F0CF
Hex
1F0CF
Emoji version
0.6
Unicode version
6.0
First released
2010
Unicode group
Activities
Unicode subgroup
game
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.

:black_joker:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

card · game · joker · wildcard

Tags

gamecard

How it looks

Joker — Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Joker — Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Joker — 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 🃏 joker emoji mean?
🃏 is the joker emoji, part of Unicode's Activities group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with “card”, “game”, and “wildcard”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🃏?
U+1F0CF, named PLAYING CARD BLACK JOKER in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🃏 joker emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. 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 “joker”. 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 :black_joker: 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.