The small orange diamond is the internet’s tiniest traffic cone in jewel form—a neat, zesty rhombus that says “pay attention… but keep it cute.” People drop it into bios, thread headers, and captions as a minimal bullet point or divider, often in tidy rows to make text look organized without screaming for attention. It carries cozy fall energy (pumpkin spice vibes, anyone?) and gets used ironically for “construction ahead” jokes or WIP notes because, well, orange diamond = road sign brain. Think of it as the mellow cousin of ✨, perfect for a soft highlight, low-key emphasis, or a tidy breadcrumb between thoughts.
On Apple/iOS, it’s a small, 45-degree-tilted rhombus with a glossy, tangerine-to-amber gradient, a gentle top-left highlight, and a subtle shadow that makes it look slightly beveled. It’s crisper and smaller than the Large Orange Diamond, with clean edges and no border, reading like a polished UI icon. The color lands between pumpkin and mango, instantly recognizable in a line of text and great for pairing with the small blue diamond for alternating list aesthetics. In chats, it can feel a bit “premium,” like adding a tiny badge of order to your chaos.
Culturally, it pops up in stan posts, bullet-journal layouts, and gaming chatter as a rank marker or loot-ish symbol (Minecraft diamond jokes included, even though this one’s the citrus cousin). It’s also a go-to when you want “subtle sparkle” without glittery drama—flirty in a minimalist way, dramatic only if you stack twenty of them. Drop one when you want structure, drop many when you want a visual drumroll, and pair with 🍊 or 🧡 for extra orange-core energy.
Definition
Exactly what it looks like, a small orange diamond shape that can be used in many ways. The more creative people like to use this and other color shape emoji to form a larger picture, such as a flag. The color orange. Used to add color or emphasis to communication.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 5 update.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
657 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
:small_orange_diamond:
Keywords
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Geometric Shapes
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Abstract Concepts
Unicode Subcategory
Geometric Shapes
Names & Annotations
SMALL ORANGE DIAMOND Old name: SMALL DIAMOND-1 Temporary Notes: Small diamond (orange). Design Note: Same basic shape as ⬩ U+2B29 BLACK SMALL DIAMOND
Symbol Information
U+1F538 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-B75
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
◆
KDDI
#19 小菱形１ U+E536 SJIS-F752 JIS-7733
Softbank
#464 #old207 ボタン３ 「botan３」 U+E21B SJIS-F7BB
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)
1f538
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F538
Decimal Code Point(s)
128312
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x94 0xB8
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 94 B8
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 224 270
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDD38
UTF-16 Hex
d83ddd38
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56632
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F538
UTF-32 Hex
01F538
UTF-32 Dec
128312
Python Src
u"\U0001F538"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x94\xb8"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDD38"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
