Meaning
A traditional barber pole, commonly representing barbershops, haircuts, and grooming.
Category: Travel & Places
💈barber pole
💈 barber pole belongs to Travel & Places. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:barber:
Keywords
barbercutfreshhaircutpoleshavebarber pole
What does 💈 barber pole mean?
The barber pole emoji depicts the classic red, white, and blue striped pole, a sign for barbershops and haircuts. Beyond grooming, it can also signify a fresh look or transformation. In some parts of Asia, this symbol is historically associated with brothels, a regional meaning users should be aware of.
Often used for
- mentioning a trip to the barbershop or a haircut appointment
- announcing you just got a fresh cut or shave
- asking for barber recommendations
- discussing grooming routines or barbershop culture
- tagging social posts about men's hair styling or fades
Tone: The emoji is generally neutral to enthusiastic and leans toward a masculine grooming context, though it can be used by anyone talking about barbershops. It rarely carries figurative meaning.
Illustrative message examples with 💈
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- heading to the barber for a cleanup 💈
- fresh cut friday, feeling sharp 💈
- anyone know a good barber near downtown? 💈
- barbershop opens at 9, i'm first in line 💈
- getting a shave and a trim before the wedding 💈
- my guy always hooks it up, best cut in the city 💈
Combos, text art & scenes with 💈
How 💈 barber pole looks
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OpenMoji artwork CC BY-SA 4.0 — see attributions.
💈 barber pole codes for developers
Every format below produces 💈 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.
| Emoji | 💈 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+1F488 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 💈 | |
| HTML (hex) | 💈 | |
| CSS | \1F488 | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F488} | |
| JSON | \uD83D\uDC88 | |
| URL encoded | %F0%9F%92%88 | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :barber: |
💈 in other languages
Spanishposte de barberoFrenchenseigne de barbierGermanBarbershop-SäuleItalianbarbierePortuguesebarbeariaRussianпарикмахерскаяJapanese床屋Korean이발소Chinese理发店Lithuaniankirpėjo suktukasPolishsłup fryzjerski
Source: Unicode CLDR
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