U+1F3EE · emoji since 2010
The red paper lantern glows warmly outside izakayas and at festivals. It means Asian street food, celebrations, and cozy nightlife.
It headlines Lunar New Year, night markets, and the inviting red glow of a good meal waiting inside.
In texting, 🏮 does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 🏮 is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Red Paper Lantern emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the red paper lantern emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 🏮 leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
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