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U+1F9CB

Bubble Tea

Emoji 13.0 · 2020

About

Bubble tea, a single Unicode character. Part of the Food & Drink group, drink subgroup. Approved as part of Emoji 13.0, released in 2020.

Platform renderings

13 platforms shown using your device's own emoji font. Their artwork is proprietary and this site does not redistribute it.

Timeline

2016 — 2026
20162026

Showing 111 of 111 events through 2026

  1. 2016First render

    First appeared on Twitter / X

    Release date from the published version index.

  2. 2020First render

    First appeared on Emojipedia

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  3. 2020Unicode

    Added in Emoji 13.0

    Introduced in Emoji 13.0

  4. 2020Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 13.0

    Release date from the npm publish time, matching the tag on the source repo.

  5. 2020First render

    First appeared on JoyPixels

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  6. 2020Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 13.0.1

    Release date from the upstream project.

  7. 2020First render

    First appeared on Samsung

    Release date from the published version index.

  8. 2020Redesign

    Emojipedia 13.1

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  9. 2020First render

    First appeared on Google

    Release date confirmed against vendor lifecycle data.

  10. 2020First render

    First appeared on Apple

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  11. 2020First render

    First appeared on OpenMoji

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  12. 2020Redesign

    Google Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop

    Release date from the published version index.

  13. 2020First render

    First appeared on WhatsApp

    Release date from the published version index.

  14. 2021Redesign

    JoyPixels 6.5

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  15. 2021Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 13.0.2

    Release date from the upstream project.

  16. 2021Redesign

    Apple iOS 14.5

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  17. 2021First render

    First appeared on Sony

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  18. 2021Redesign

    Apple iOS 14.6

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  19. 2021Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 13.1

    Release date from the upstream project.

  20. 2021Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.21.11.17

    Release date from the published version index.

  21. 2021Redesign

    OpenMoji 13.1

    Release date from the upstream project.

  22. 2021Redesign

    JoyPixels 6.6

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  23. 2021Redesign

    Samsung One UI 3.1.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  24. 2021Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.21.16.20

    Release date from the published version index.

  25. 2021Redesign

    Google Android 12.0

    Release date confirmed against vendor lifecycle data.

  26. 2021First render

    First appeared on Microsoft

    Release date Windows 11 build 21h2.

  27. 2021Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 11

    General availability. Fluent Emoji, MIT licensed.

  28. 2021Redesign

    Samsung One UI 4.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  29. 2021Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.21.23.23

    Release date from the published version index.

  30. 2022Redesign

    Samsung One UI 4.0 January 2022

    Release date stated in the version label.

  31. 2022First render

    First appeared on Microsoft Teams

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  32. 2022First render

    First appeared on Toss Face

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  33. 2022Redesign

    Google Android 12l

    Android 12L shipped March 2022; the index had it a release early.

  34. 2022Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 13.1.1

    Release date from the upstream project.

  35. 2022Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 14.0

    Release date from the npm publish time, matching the tag on the source repo.

  36. 2022Redesign

    Apple iOS 15.4

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  37. 2022Redesign

    Toss Face March 2022

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  38. 2022Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.22.8.79

    Release date from the published version index.

  39. 2022First render

    First appeared on Noto Emoji

    Release date from the published version index.

  40. 2022Redesign

    OpenMoji 14.0

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  41. 2022Redesign

    Toss Face 1.3

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  42. 2022Redesign

    Google 15.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  43. 2022Redesign

    Noto Emoji 15.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  44. 2022Redesign

    Microsoft Teams 14.0

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  45. 2022Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 11 22H2

    Release date Windows 11 build 22h2.

  46. 2022First render

    First appeared on Telegram

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  47. 2022First render

    First appeared on Twitter Emoji Stickers

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  48. 2022Redesign

    JoyPixels 7.0

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  49. 2022Redesign

    Samsung One UI 5.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  50. 2022Redesign

    Telegram Telemoji November 2022

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  51. 2022Redesign

    Telegram Telemoji December 2022

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  52. 2023Redesign

    Telegram Telemoji January 2023

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  53. 2023Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.23.2.72

    Release date from the published version index.

  54. 2023Redesign

    Telegram Telemoji March 2023

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  55. 2023First render

    First appeared on Icons8

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  56. 2023Redesign

    Apple iOS 16.4

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  57. 2023Redesign

    Microsoft Teams 15.0

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  58. 2023Redesign

    Toss Face 1.5

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  59. 2023First render

    First appeared on Huawei

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  60. 2023First render

    First appeared on Microsoft 3D Fluent

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  61. 2023Redesign

    JoyPixels 8.0

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  62. 2023Redesign

    Noto Emoji 15.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  63. 2023Redesign

    Toss Face 1.6

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  64. 2023Redesign

    Samsung One UI 6.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  65. 2023Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 11 23H2

    Release date Windows 11 build 23h2.

  66. 2023Redesign

    Telegram Telemoji November 2023

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  67. 2023Redesign

    Google 15.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  68. 2023Redesign

    Noto Emoji Noto 2.042

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  69. 2023Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 15.0

    Community-maintained fork after Twitter archived the original repo.

  70. 2023Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 15.0.1

    Release date from the upstream project.

  71. 2023Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 15.0.2

    Release date from the upstream project.

  72. 2023Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 15.0.3

    Release date from the upstream project.

  73. 2023Redesign

    OpenMoji 15.0

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  74. 2024First render

    First appeared on SerenityOS

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  75. 2024Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.24.2.76

    Release date from the published version index.

  76. 2024Redesign

    Apple iOS 17.4

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  77. 2024Redesign

    Samsung One UI 6.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  78. 2024Redesign

    Twitter / X Twemoji 15.1

    Release date from the npm publish time, matching the tag on the source repo.

  79. 2024Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.24.8.85

    Release date from the published version index.

  80. 2024Redesign

    Microsoft 3D Fluent Fluent 15.1

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  81. 2024Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 11 23h2 June 2024 Update

    Release date stated in the version label.

  82. 2024Redesign

    Microsoft Teams 15.1

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  83. 2024Redesign

    Samsung One UI 6.1.1

    Release date from the published version index.

  84. 2024Redesign

    JoyPixels 9.0

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  85. 2024Redesign

    Google 16.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  86. 2024Redesign

    Noto Emoji 16.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  87. 2024Redesign

    Google Android 15.0

    Date it reached devices. AOSP source dropped 2024-09-03.

  88. 2024Redesign

    Huawei Harmony OS 5.0

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  89. 2024Redesign

    OpenMoji 15.1

    Release date from the dated releases published by the project itself.

  90. 2025Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.25.1.75

    Release date from the published version index.

  91. 2025Redesign

    Samsung One UI 7.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  92. 2025Redesign

    Microsoft 3D Fluent Fluent 16.0

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  93. 2025Redesign

    Apple iOS 18.4

    Release date confirmed against iPhone firmware metadata.

  94. 2025Redesign

    Samsung One UI 7.0 April 2025

    Release date stated in the version label.

  95. 2025Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.25.9.78

    Release date from the published version index.

  96. 2025Redesign

    Google 16.0 June 2025 Update

    Release date stated in the version label.

  97. 2025Redesign

    Microsoft Windows 11 24h2 August 2025 Update

    Release date stated in the version label.

  98. 2025Redesign

    OpenMoji 16.0

    Release date from the upstream project.

  99. 2025Redesign

    Google 17.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  100. 2025Redesign

    Noto Emoji 17.0

    Release date from the published version index.

  101. 2025Redesign

    JoyPixels 10.0

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  102. 2026Redesign

    Twitter / X 2026 01 09 Update

    Release date stated in the version label.

  103. 2026Redesign

    SerenityOS 2026 02 04

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  104. 2026Redesign

    Samsung One UI 8.5

    Release date from the published version index.

  105. 2026Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.26.8.72

    Release date from the published version index.

  106. 2026Redesign

    Apple iOS 26.4

    Release date from the vendor release index.

  107. 2026First render

    First appeared on Noto Animated Emoji

    Release date from the artwork bank version table.

  108. 2026Redesign

    OpenMoji 17.0

    Release date from the upstream project.

  109. 2026Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.26.22.71

    Release date from the published version index.

  110. 2026Redesign

    WhatsApp 2.26.27.85

    Release date from the published version index.

  111. 2026Redesign

    JoyPixels 11.0

    Release date from the vendor release index.

Encodings

UTF-8
F0 9F A7 8B
UTF-8 escaped
\xF0\x9F\xA7\x8B
UTF-16
D83E DDCB
UTF-32
0001F9CB
HTML decimal
🧋
HTML hex
🧋
CSS
\01F9CB
JavaScript
\u{1F9CB}
JS surrogateFor pre-ES2015 targets
\uD83E\uDDCB
Python
\U0001F9CB
URL encoded
%F0%9F%A7%8B
Base64
8J+niw==

Unicode proposals

The document submitted to the Unicode Consortium that introduced this character.

Related

Frequently asked questions

What does 🧋 mean?
Bubble tea, a single Unicode character. Part of the Food & Drink group, drink subgroup. Approved as part of Emoji 13.0, released in 2020. It is commonly tagged bubble tea, boba, bubble, food, milk and pearl.
What is the Unicode code point for 🧋?
Bubble tea is encoded as the single code point U+1F9CB.
When was 🧋 added to Unicode?
🧋 was approved as part of Emoji 13.0 and released in 2020, under Unicode 13.0.
How do I type 🧋?
Copy 🧋 from this page, or type its shortcode — :bubble_tea: — in an app that expands them, such as GitHub, Slack or Discord.
Why does 🧋 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for the same code point, so 🧋 changes depending on where you see it. This page compares 110 renderings, including Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft.
What is 🧋 called in other languages?
Unicode's CLDR publishes a name for it in 9 other languages, including شاي الفقاعات in Arabic, Bubble Tea in German and té de burbujas in Spanish.
What category is 🧋 in?
🧋 belongs to Unicode's Food & Drink group, in the drink subgroup.