Emoji dictionary
馃巸听Jack-O’-Lantern emoji
Pumpkin emoji 摆听jak-uh-lan-tern ih-moh-jee ]
What does 馃巸 Jack-O'-Lantern emoji mean?
Falling leaves, pumpkin spice lattes, decorative gourds, king-sized candy bars, scary movies鈥攖he Jack-O’-Lantern听别尘辞箩颈听馃巸聽represents all things autumn and Halloween.
The Jack-O’-Lantern听别尘辞箩颈听馃巸听depicts a carved pumpkin with the green stem and classic jagged smile.
Sometimes the emoji is used with spooky things in general, regardless of the time of year, and can stand in for pumpkin as food or a term of endearment.
Where does 馃巸听Jack-O’-Lantern emoji come from?
罢丑别听闯补肠办-翱’-尝补苍迟别谤苍听别尘辞箩颈听馃巸鈥攁lso known as the Pumpkin emoji鈥攆irst carved its way onto keyboards under Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and quickly became a staple of Halloween and autumn emoji-dom.
Some versions of the emoji feature a black face, as if unlit, but platforms such as Apple or WhatsApp use a jack-o’-lantern that appears to be illuminated from the inside with a yellow glow. All feature a classic, jagged-mouth smile, hinting at a mischievous but merry night to come.
As with Christmas songs at stores, the聽闯补肠办-翱’-尝补苍迟别谤苍听别尘辞箩颈听馃巸听has been the subject of “holiday creep,” popping up on Twitter feeds earlier and earlier each year.聽One curmudgeon who complained September was too soon for the聽闯补肠办-翱’-尝补苍迟别谤苍听别尘辞箩颈听馃巸聽was聽hilariously聽spammed聽with the emoji.
Like many of its emoji brethren, 闯补肠办-翱’-尝补苍迟别谤苍听别尘辞箩颈听馃巸听has been put to creative use. Artist Zoe Mendelson聽rendered the 1966 children’s classic It鈥檚 the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!聽into emoji, starring the聽闯补肠办-翱’-尝补苍迟别谤苍听别尘辞箩颈听馃巸, in 2013.聽Music artist E.M.M.A even paid tribute to the 闯补肠办-翱’-尝补苍迟别谤苍听别尘辞箩颈听馃巸听by calling a track on her 2017 12-inch single “Pumpkin Emoji,” as the emoji is commonly called.
Examples of 馃巸听Jack-O’-Lantern emoji
HappyHalloween #HALLOWEEN
Who uses 馃巸听Jack-O’-Lantern emoji?
闯补肠办-翱’-尝补苍迟别谤苍听别尘辞箩颈听馃巸听is most popular around Halloween, used to adorn conversations about trick-or-treating, costume parties, festive decorations, and the holiday’s many movies:
Feeling like I already need to think about my Halloween costume 馃馃徎鈥嶁檧锔忦煄�
— Adelade Spulgis (@adeladespulgis1)
Our fall decorations are up for Pumpkin Beer Fest 馃巸 We鈥檙e hyped for the weekend 馃帀
— The Coug (@TheCoug_)
Can鈥檛 wait for October. Cool weather and leaves changing. Disney playing Halloweentown, Hocus Pocus, Twitches, and all the other great movies we grew up with. Best month of the year馃崅馃暩馃巸
— Dawson Robicheaux (@Dawsonkale1102)
The emoji also embraces the entire season of autumn, from its football games to the annual return of knee-high boots.
Why am I so ready for it to be fall and wear fall makeup , fall outfits, and have pumpkin spice latte everyday ??! 馃巸鈽曪笍馃А馃崈馃崄
— Vane$sa 馃懡 (@litness_)
Thanks to its Halloween association, the聽闯补肠办-翱’-尝补苍迟别谤苍听别尘辞箩颈听馃巸听sometimes stands in for spooky-scary things more generally.聽But, the聽jack-o’-lantern’s face is friendlier than it is frightful, so sometimes the emoji doubles for the term of endearment “pumpkin” …
squish squish pumpkin! 馃巸馃挅
— Gem馃拵 (@myypreciouss)
… and literal pumpkins, too, as farmers and cooks don’t have gourds and squashes on their keyboards.
Nightly 馃巸 inspection yields 5 pumpkins.
— Mark鈥檚 Pumpkins (@MarksPumpkins)
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