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🪭 Folding Hand Fan Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
Traditional folding hand fan that carries centuries of cultural significance across East Asia and Spain. People use it for cooling off, flamenco references, and elegant aesthetic posts. In Japanese kabuki theater, fans are used as props to represent everything from swords to rain.
When to Use
Use for hot weather, Asian culture, elegance, or traditional fashion.
Example Usage
- “Cooling off 🪭”
- “Traditional elegance 🪭”
- “Hot day 🪭”
Popular Combinations
🪭🥵
Too hot
🪭👘
Traditional outfit
🪭💃
Elegant dance
How Folding Hand Fan looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
Did You Know?
After Unicode 15.0 added the 🪭 folding hand fan in 2022, Spain and Japan immediately became its top-using countries — both have strong fan traditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🪭 mean in a text message?▼
Traditional folding hand fan that carries centuries of cultural significance across East Asia and Spain. People use it for cooling off, flamenco references, and elegant aesthetic posts. In Japanese kabuki theater, fans are used as props to represent everything from swords to rain. Use for hot weather, Asian culture, elegance, or traditional fashion. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
What does 🪭 represent in different cultures?▼
Object emoji can carry different cultural associations. While the Folding Hand Fan emoji has a standard meaning defined by Unicode, its connotations may vary — some objects are everyday items in one culture but symbolic in another. Context and audience matter.
Is 🪭 supported on older devices?▼
Support depends on the Unicode version. Older emoji (Unicode 6.0-8.0, roughly 2010-2015) work on virtually all modern devices. Newer additions may show as empty squares □ on devices that haven't updated. Check the Unicode version listed above.
What is the shortcode for 🪭?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:folding_hand_fan:` to insert the Folding Hand Fan emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Is 🪭 a newer emoji?▼
The Folding Hand Fan emoji was added in Unicode 15.0, making it relatively new. If someone sees a blank square □ instead of this emoji, their device probably needs a software update.
Unicode
U+1faad
Category
Objects
Added
Unicode 15.0
Shortcodes
:folding_hand_fan:Keywords
flamencohot
When to Use 🪭 Folding Hand Fan
Use for hot weather, Asian culture, elegance, or traditional fashion.
- •Send 🪭 when you want to express or reference "folding hand fan" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🪭 in conversations about flamenco or hot to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🪭 Folding Hand Fan on social media posts, stories, or comments related to folding hand fan
- •Combine 🪭 with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about flamenco, hot
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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