🎎 Japanese Dolls

Unicode lists 🎎 Japanese Dolls among the celebrations in the Activities group. In practice it comes up around celebration, doll, dolls and festival. Unicode also files it under japanese, which shows how widely it is read.

🎎 fits messaging apps, social networks and anywhere a short visual cue helps. On SmileyZone it is filed under Fantasy and Fairy Tales. It joined the standard with Emoji 0.6 in 2010, so support on current devices is reliable. Its code point is U+1F38E.

• 🎎 works as a one-character reply when celebration is the subject.
• Fits messages about celebration, doll, dolls and festival.
• Often seen near 🎍 Pine Decoration, 🎋 Tanabata Tree and 🎏 Carp Streamer.

The Japanese dolls belong to Hinamatsuri on 3 March, the doll or girls’ festival. Emperor and empress are displayed in Heian-period court dress, often with further courtiers on tiered stands.

A firm superstition holds that the dolls must be put away immediately after the festival – leave them out and your daughter will marry late. Sets are handed down through generations and are valuable accordingly.

• 🎎🎍 – Japanese Dolls and Pine Decoration
• 🎎🎑 – Japanese Dolls with Moon Viewing Ceremony
• 🎎🎐 – Japanese Dolls plus Wind Chime
• 🎎✨ – Japanese Dolls and Sparkles
• 🎎🎈 – Japanese Dolls with Balloon
• 🎎🧧 – Japanese Dolls plus Red Envelope
• 🎎🎉 – Japanese Dolls and Party Popper
• 🎎🎋 – Japanese Dolls with Tanabata Tree

Easy to mix up with 🎍 Pine Decoration, 🎋 Tanabata Tree or 🎏 Carp Streamer. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.