Shamrock

☘️ is the shamrock emoji, part of Unicode's Animals & Nature group, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Unicode's keyword list links it with “irish” and “plant”.

Where plant-other emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

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

Nature, gardening, seasonal, and growth metaphors

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: SHAMROCK
CLDR short name: shamrock
Codepoint: U+2618 U+FE0F
Hex: 2618 FE0F
Emoji version: 1.0
Unicode version: 8.0
First released: 2015
Unicode group: Animals & Nature
Unicode subgroup: plant-other
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.

:shamrock:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

irish · plant · shamrock

How it looks

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 ☘️ shamrock emoji mean?: ☘️ is the shamrock emoji, part of Unicode's Animals & Nature group, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Unicode's keyword list links it with “irish” and “plant”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for ☘️?: U+2618 U+FE0F: the character U+2618 (SHAMROCK) followed by U+FE0F, variation selector-16, which asks for the colour emoji form. Without U+FE0F many systems draw U+2618 as a plain text symbol.
When was the ☘️ shamrock emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 1.0, published in 2015, alongside Unicode 8.0. 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 “shamrock”. 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 :shamrock: 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.