On Apple devices, it shows up as a single, front-facing flame: a golden-yellow core with orange-to-red tongues, all smooth gradients in a rounded teardrop flicker—no outline, no face, just heat mid-surge. Beyond hype, it doubles as deadpan sarcasm: the go-to reaction for a messy group chat, a chaotic rollout, or a full-on dumpster-fire episode. It fuels roast threads, tags hot takes, and nods to the “This is fine” mood when everything’s burning and we’re still sipping coffee. Flip the vibe and it gets cozy, too—campfire hangs, s’mores plans, candles, hearth energy.
As internet shorthand, it stands for hot, hype, and flat-out legendary—the universal stamp that says “this slaps.” Drop it under a banger track, a crispy fit pic, or a highlight reel and you’re basically shouting lit without typing it. It also moonlights as a spice gauge, from ghost-pepper ramen to that curry that makes you glimpse the future. Stack a few for extra drama (🔥🔥🔥) or pair with 💯 for peak hype energy (🔥💯). Expect to see it on thirst traps, gym PRs, and any glow-up that deserves a standing ovation. Whether it’s saluting a mixtape or narrating a meltdown, this little blaze is culture’s favorite temperature check.
Definition
A fire or burning icon.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
20 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
Not created yet
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:fire:
Keywords
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Tool Symbols
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Artifacts
Unicode Subcategory
Tool Symbols
Names & Annotations
FIRE
Symbol Information
U+1F525 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-4F6
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[炎]
KDDI
#269 炎 U+E47B SJIS-F653 JIS-7534
Softbank
#148 #old119 炎 U+E11D SJIS-F75D
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
🔥
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
🔥
Decimal HTML Entity
🔥
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
🔥
Hex Code Point(s)
1f525
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F525
Decimal Code Point(s)
128293
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x94 0xA5
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 94 A5
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 224 245
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDD25
UTF-16 Hex
d83ddd25
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56613
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F525
UTF-32 Hex
01F525
UTF-32 Dec
128293
Python Src
u"\U0001F525"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x94\xa5"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDD25"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
