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🪙 coin Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste
Quick info
- Unicode
- U+1FA99
- Shortcode
:coin:- Category
- Objects
- Subcategory
- money
- Added in
- Unicode 13.0
- Also known as
- gold coin, currency, token
What Does the coin Emoji 🪙 Mean?
A shiny golden coin showing a profile design, this currency icon arrived in Unicode 13.0 in 2020. It expanded the financial emoji set beyond paper money and credit cards, finally giving us a way to represent literal coins, change, and metallic currency. Crypto enthusiasts adopted it heavily for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and altcoin conversations, often pairing it with the dollar bill or chart emojis.
Collectors of rare coins, numismatists, and history buffs also reach for it. It works for tipping jokes, finding loose change, arcade tokens, and treasure hunting content. Beyond literal money, it represents value, prizes, and game currency in mobile gaming posts.
A small but mighty addition to the wallet emoji family. Penny pinching content, savings challenges, and 'putting in my two cents' jokes all find a home here. Even fantasy gaming references like RuneScape or World of Warcraft gold coins benefit from this icon.
A coin emoji opens up a whole world of references the paper money emojis just can't cover.
How to Use 🪙 coin Emoji
“🪙 found a rare one at the flea market”
“🪙 buying low, selling high”
Technical Details
| Unicode | U+1FA99 |
| HTML Entity | 🪙 |
| CSS Code | \1FA99 |
| Shortcode | :coin: |
| Keywords | dollar, euro, gold, metal, money, rich, silver, treasure, coin |
| Unicode Version | 13.0 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🪙 mean?
It depicts a metal coin and is used for currency, change, crypto, treasure, or game tokens.
