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Balloon

Also known as: Party, Red Balloon

Unicode: U+1F388

Description

A balloon on a string, as decorates a birthday party. Generally depicted in red, though WhatsApp’s is pink and Google’s orangish-red. Commonly used to convey congratulations and celebration, especially when wishing someone a happy birthday. Microsoft and Samsung's balloons were previously blue; SoftBank's was shown floating in the sky.

Image Variants

Balloon 3D

3D

Balloon Color

Color

Balloon Flat

Flat

Balloon High Contrast

High Contrast

Version Information

Emoji Version:1.0
Unicode Version:6.0

Keywords

ballooncelebration

Shortcodes

PlatformShortcodeAction
Emojipedia:balloon:
GitHub:balloon:
Slack:balloon:
Discord:balloon:

Additional Information

Category:Miscellaneous Symbols And Pictographs -> Celebration symbols
Definition:

A single balloon, used for birthdays and other celebrations. Displayed as red on most platforms, except Samsung  which displays a blue ballo http://emojipedia.org/balloon/

Verbs:
  • Have or participate in a party
  • Ride in a hot-air balloon
Nouns:
  • Formal performance of a solemn rite.
  • The public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
  • Performance of a ceremony (in an appropriate and solemn manner), such as performing a marriage.
  • The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament
  • The date and year something was born.
  • The year, month, and day of someone's birth; date of birth
  • Date and year when something was born.
  • A birthday is a celebration of the anniversary of a person's birth.
  • The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.
  • The date on which a person was born.
  • Day that comes once a year when a person celebrates the anniversary of his or her birth
  • Birthday