🎃 Jack-o-lantern
U+1F383🎃 Meaning & Usage
The jack-o'-lantern symbol features a grinning orange pumpkin face and is most commonly seen during Halloween. People use it in greeting cards, posters, and social media posts to convey festive spirit and playful spookiness. While it evokes Halloween’s eerie side, it also holds warm memories of family gatherings and children trick-or-treating. Many households carve pumpkins together before Halloween, placing candles inside to create glowing lanterns. It often appears alongside ghosts, bats, and black cats, forming a full holiday visual language that blends mystery with joy.
Usage Examples
"Tonight is Halloween, trick or treat, put a 🎃 at the door to scare the kids."
"The best thing to do in autumn: drink hot apple cider with 🎃."
"Made a 🎃 in craft class, although carved crookedly, it has a lot of soul."
Technical Info
U+1F383🎃\1f383\u{1f383}Code Preview
<span class="symbol-jack-o-lantern">🎃</span> <!-- Unicode: U+1F383 --> <!-- Name: Jack-o-lantern -->
Keyboard Shortcuts
Alt + 1F383Type 1F383 then press Option + EnterCtrl + Shift + U, type 1F383, EnterQuick Actions
🎃 Meaning & Usage
The jack-o'-lantern symbol features a grinning orange pumpkin face and is most commonly seen during Halloween. People use it in greeting cards, posters, and social media posts to convey festive spirit and playful spookiness. While it evokes Halloween’s eerie side, it also holds warm memories of family gatherings and children trick-or-treating. Many households carve pumpkins together before Halloween, placing candles inside to create glowing lanterns. It often appears alongside ghosts, bats, and black cats, forming a full holiday visual language that blends mystery with joy.
Usage Examples
"Tonight is Halloween, trick or treat, put a 🎃 at the door to scare the kids."
"The best thing to do in autumn: drink hot apple cider with 🎃."
"Made a 🎃 in craft class, although carved crookedly, it has a lot of soul."
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PixelHow do I copy the Jack-o-lantern symbol?
Simply click the Copy Symbol button on this page to copy 🎃 to your clipboard, then paste it anywhere.
What Unicode code point does Jack-o-lantern have?
The Unicode code point for Jack-o-lantern isU+1F383. For HTML use 🎃, for CSS use \1f383.
What block does Jack-o-lantern belong to?
Jack-o-lantern belongs to the Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs block.
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