Used to celebrate something fun — birthdays, good news, weekend plans, or any “yay!” moment. It’s cheerful, festive, and full of energy.
Your friend tells you they finally passed their driving test.
LET’S GOOOO 🥳 so proud of you!!
🥳
- Groups
- Subgroups
- Unicode
- U+1F973
- Variant status
- Fully-qualified
- Emoji version
- E11.0
partying face
Definitions & examples
🥳 can also be used sarcastically — like when you’re pretending to celebrate something annoying (“yay, another Monday 🥳”). It’s playful either way.
In Latin American chats, 🥳 is strongly associated with “finally!” moments such as payday, the end of work, Friday, vacations, or escaping responsibilities. It celebrates relief and survival rather than birthdays or big achievements.
Using 🥳 in serious or sad contexts can look tone-deaf — make sure the mood actually calls for confetti.
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Differences between 🥳 (partying face) and 🤠 (cowboy hat face)
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Both 🥳 partying face and 🤠 cowboy hat face convey upbeat, positive emotion and can be used to inject energy into messages, celebrating or amplifying a joyful tone; both signal fun and an outgoing attitude rather than solemn or neutral reactions. The key difference is that 🥳 is overtly festive and exuberant—best for birthday cheers, big wins, and high-energy celebrations—while 🤠 carries cheerful confidence and playful optimism with a jaunty, adventurous twist, usable for a lighthearted “I’ve got this” vibe or ironic bravado when facing challenges; the cowboy hat’s carefree bravado makes 🤠 feel more casual, wry, or mock-heroic compared with the unambiguously celebratory 🥳. Use 🥳 when you want pure party energy and communal celebration, and reach for 🤠 when you want to convey spirited confidence, playful resilience, or a tongue-in-cheek, adventurous mood.
Usage
Use 🥳 to celebrate clear wins and shared joyful moments like birthdays or good news, keeping the tone exuberant and communal. Use 🤠 to express cheerful confidence or playful optimism—opt for it when you want a jaunty, carefree bravado or a lightly ironic, adventurous response.
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